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TSA invests $45 million in body scanners with enhanced 'privacy protections'

US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it will spend $44.8 million to purchase 300 L-3 Security ProVision advanced imaging technology (AIT) body-scanning machines equipped with automated target recognition software that eliminates "passenger-specific images."

US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it will spend $44.8 million to purchase 300 L-3 Security ProVision advanced imaging technology (AIT) body-scanning machines equipped with automated target recognition software that eliminates "passenger-specific images" (ATW Daily News, July 26). The agency said the move is aimed at enhancing "privacy protections." It added, "The [300] additional millimeter wave units will be deployed with the new software ...

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