Thermal Scanners? We don’t need no stinkin thermal scanners!
I posted a link the other day about the cool thermographic imaging equipment being used in Japan and elsewhere, and wondered if we (USA) had any deployed. Here’s the answer (apparently we use psychics):
U.S. Customs Officers Don’t Have Fever-Screening Technology Used in Asia
In an effort to flag potential carriers of the swine flu, some Asian countries reportedly are using scanners that automatically measure the body temperatures of people crossing the border and arriving at airports.
But automatic thermal scanning is not available to U.S. customs officers, who have to rely on their intuition when they think someone who is ill is entering the country. …