Airport security

Airport Body Scanners Fail To Provide Security

Since 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent $160 million on scanners to identify passengers which may be carrying weapons. These scanners, however, do not perform as well as was originally believed.

Politico reports that the TSA has spent $120 million on scanners, which are still in use at the nation’s airports. The remaining $40 million was spent on the controversial “naked” scanners, which yielded an anatomically correct image of passengers’ bodies. The machines were removed from service in May 2013 after passengers complained about the invasion of privacy.