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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was testing a new body scanner system to screen passengers at U.S. airports, but it seems the system was too revealing.
The images that the equipment created were too invasive and would pose privacy risks, according to a contracting document Quartz discovered.
The new screening system was part of TSAs aim to speed up screening at airports, but it lacked the privacy filters needed for visual images. The machine which is called TAC, is a people-screening camera that sees any type of itemincluding metal, plastic, ceramic, gel, liquid, powder and paperhidden in peoples clothing at distances of 3 to 10m, or 10 to 32 feet.
As for how revealing is too revealing, Jay Stanley, an ACLU policy analyst, told Quartz, The higher the resolution of the screen, the worse it is. It could be genitalia, it could be a colostomy bag.
The manufacturer, ThruVision Inc. of Ashburn, Virginia, is said to be working on an enhanced privacy software to fix to the privacy issue.
The TSA has spent $662,840 on the system and the software fix is going to cost $250,000.
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Siwsan
(26,281 posts)The first time I went through one of the current models, it 'alerted' that I had something metal, near my elbow. I didn't. The TSA agent told me 'Yea, this happens a lot.' and cleared me to go. Gee. That sure gave me confidence in the process. Not.
And, am I wrong in remembering that Michael Chertoff was connected to the company manufacturing this equipment?
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)Skeletor Chertoff made a fortune from them. Rumsfeld made a fortune from Tamiflu. Republicons have always been opportunistic grifters.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)nini
(16,672 posts)I always tell them before I go through.
EVERY time I get pulled aside because somewhere else on my body shows 'something'. EVERY time nothing is there. Even my artificial knee doesn't show.
it's getting old.