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04 February 2013

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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) report: "TSA to Pull 'Naked' Body Scanners from All US Airports: The Transportation Security Administration is ending the agency's contract with backscatter x-ray device manufacturer Rapiscan. As a result, all backscatter machines, which produce a detailed naked image of air travelers, will be removed from US airports. The backscatter x-ray scanners will be replaced by millimeter wave scanners, a less-intrusive but still controversial scanning technology."

See: Rapiscan Backscatter Contract Terminated – Units to be Removed (TSA blog, link)

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