The attempted bombing of an airplane on Christmas Day could lead to more widespread use of whole-body imaging scanners. Some airports have started using the devices, but critics are worried that the ...
Going through all the security checks and procedures at an airport can be both stressful and annoying. What items does the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ban or allow you to bring? Will ...
The image above showing examples of TSA full-body scans is authentic and was captured using the agency's backscatter unit, hundreds of which were installed in U.S. airports in 2010. The devices were ...
The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to remove all full-body x-ray machines in airports and replace them with devices developed in Massachusetts that scan without showing airport ...
Thanksgiving break, when many students return home and spend time with their families, is one of the busiest times of year for airport travel. But even students who have traveled by air many times ...
Beginning in 2007, full-body scanners were installed at the nation's airports to address concerns that terrorists could smuggle explosives hidden in their clothing — or, in one infamous case, their ...
,For more than five years, the Transportation Security Administration has been deploying full-body imaging scanners in our nation's airports. About 700 scanners have been deployed in nearly 190 ...
Leaked Images Belie Our Implicit Pact with TSA Gizmodo's Joel Johnson writes, "At the heart of the controversy over 'body scanners' is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public." ...
Documents refute TSA privacy claims on body scanners, group says More than two dozen complaints were filed by travelers who were subjected to whole body scans over the past year or so, and were ...
Ever since the tragedy of 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration has been implementing more and more ways to enhance airport safety, including explosives detection systems, canine teams, and ...