| TSA Unplugging Full-Body Nude Scanners |
| Jan-18-2013 |
| Keywords: tsa, body scanner, nude image, june, remove |
If you're one of those uncomfortable getting examined by those TSA full-body scanners, there's reason to feel more at ease tonight. The Transportation Security Administration today announced it will remove all of scanners by June of this year.
The surprise move comes after the manufacturer of the scanners, Rapiscan Systems, failed to comply with a Congressional mandate requiring the scanners to better protect passenger privacy.
"Due to its inability to deploy non-imaging Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software by the Congressionally-mandated June 2013 deadline, TSA has terminated its contract with Rapiscan," the agency wrote on its website.
For years, privacy rights activists have complained that the scanners, which produce a naked image of an individual's body, amount to a visual strip search.
In total, the TSA has deployed some 800 scanning machines in 200 airports nationwide at an expense of $180 million.
"By June 2013 travelers will only see machines which have ATR that allow for faster throughput. This means faster lanes for the traveler and enhanced security. As always, use of this technology is optional."
Those scanners produce a far less invasive image of passengers, comparable to a cartoon, by still highlights foreign objects on a traveler's body.
For more about the nude imaging scanner's demise go to FoxNews.com |
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