By early 2010, the most "hot" topic in airport politics was the rapid deployment of full-body scanners. Governments, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom, moved quickly to install these machines as a direct response to security failures. This sparked a fierce backlash:
: In the U.S., the Obama administration faced a dual-front political attack. Conservatives pushed for tighter security while simultaneously labeling the more intrusive measures as an Orwellian overreach. Privatization and Corporate Governance cfnm net airport 2010 politics hot
In summary, 2010 was defined by an "exceptional nature" of the airport—a place where the state exerted maximum control, the private sector sought new profits, and the traveling public navigated the increasingly complex politics of the modern world. Airports as spaces of dissent and protest By early 2010, the most "hot" topic in
: Critics and civil liberties groups, such as the ACLU , decried the scanners as "virtual strip searches." In Germany, the Pirate Party even staged "half-naked" flash mobs at Berlin Tegel Airport to protest what they viewed as a massive invasion of privacy. the private sector sought new profits