The new millimeter-wave scanners are much more private.
According to a new article over at ProPublica, the TSA is removing the X-ray body scanners currently installed at major airports and is replacing them with safer millimeter wave scanners. The scanners zap travelers with significantly less radiation and should speed up time at security checkpoints. They also alleviate several privacy concerns by displaying a generic cartoon of a body. They’re already installed at LAX, O’Hare, Dulles and JFK. That’s great! But less great is the pricetag for the USA: the new scanners could cost up to $245 million, and the old scanners weren’t cheap either. (more…)
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