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Old 10-03-2008, 14:56   #1
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New British Camera Can See Through Clothes

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New British Camera Can See Through Clothes

Posted on: Monday, 10 March 2008, 00:00 CDT
In what some have called a security industry breakthrough, a British company has developed a new camera that can see through clothes at a distance of up to 80 feet, even when people are in motion.

The new camera, called the T500 made by ThruVision, uses “passive imaging technology” to detect weapons, drugs or explosives that might be hidden under people's clothes.

The T5000 will be officially unveiled at a scientific development exhibition March 12-13 sponsored by Britain's Home Office.
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"Acts of terrorism have shaken the world in recent years and security precautions have been tightened globally," said Clive Beattie, the chief executive of ThruVision, in an interview with Reuters.

"The ability to see both metallic and non-metallic items on people out to 25 meters is certainly a key capability that will enhance any comprehensive security system."

While the technology may enhance detection, it may also increase concerns about civil liberties, and reinforce fears that Britain may be turning in to a society constantly under watch by hundreds of thousands of closed-circuit television cameras that already monitor people throughout the country every day.
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