Yeah, it is mainstream.

Strip search: camera that sees through clothes from 80ft away http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3512019.ece

Similar technology was also reported here

Paedo-police video every UK child naked
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/361006.html

I am not particularly bothered that the police state wants to see me naked, hell I've been to a nudist beach once and it quickly gets boring. I am amused that the police still prosecute anyone who chooses to go naked as offensive to public morals while actually gagging to be voyeurs. I am worried about this self-selecting scum wanting to look at my neice naked without being seen - that sort of mind set is disturbing.

Since children are also scanned, that means they are producing child porn, but of course if the people producing child porn do that to fight child terrorism it seems it is ok.

New Labour = New Vision

No doubt the majority of the people who inhabit this little island will give this full approval with open arms and closed eyes as they are commandeered into to accepting a state of 'complete control'.

I could be wrong but somehow (sadly) doubt it.

the comic strip character who used the said optics to outwit the bullies, not for pre-pubescent thrills I hasten to add. Oh and the punk band - find 'em all on Wikipedia. Sorry if this is before half of you were born, I never know these days.