Full-body scanners must conform to EU privacy rules

THE full-body scanner that performs a virtual strip search principally at airports will have to conform to a series of rules aimed at addressing privacy fears.

Faces will be blurred, operators will not be allowed to retain images and the public must be offered an alternative, according to the new rules.

The scanners are being trialled at Dublin airport on staff on a voluntary basis before being introduced for passengers, possibly in 2014, according to the Dublin Airport Authority.