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Full-Body Scanners: Tsa's New "Optional" System For Airport Searches, Stuart A. Hindman
Full-Body Scanners: Tsa's New "Optional" System For Airport Searches, Stuart A. Hindman
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While the world of commercial air transportation has seen major improvements in many technologies over the last decade, nothing has caused a stir quite like the implementation of full-body scanners (FBS) as a one of the first lines of defense in aviation security at U.S. airports. FBS and “enhanced” pat-downs have been the source of much debate and scrutiny among passengers, flight crews, privacy rights groups, and federal authorities in charge of airport screening. The paper begins with a general overview of the law as it pertains to airport searches and privacy rights. In Part II, the technology behind the …