More privacy slipping away, even privates not private anymore

Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinis | CNET News.com:

"As well as taking snaps in the dark, the Yamada Denshi infrared filter apparently sees through people's clothes.

"The problem arises because the filter uses the distribution of heat to create its pictures. When attached to a high-end camera, the filter can see though certain kinds of clothing and is reportedly particularly effective on dark bikinis."

Didn't we go through one of these scares a few years ago with a lens filter for camcorders? Curiously, some studies have suggested that airline travelers prefer to be inspected visually with similar equipment rather than frisked and wanded.