A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, the University of Michigan, and Johns Hopkins University have discovered several security vulnerabilities in full-body backscatter X ...
The TSA’s full-body scanners never seemed like a very good idea. They’re a great way to unwittingly show your naked body to government officials, for one. They’re also insanely easy to trick. We’ve ...
The results of a new report commissioned by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has found that the radiation concerns previously expressed over the use of X-ray body scanners in ...
Before they were removed following an outcry over privacy, backscatter X-ray security scanners at airports also raised worries among some travelers and scientists about exposure to potentially harmful ...
Researchers have discovered security vulnerabilities in full-body backscatter X-ray scanners deployed to U.S. airports between 2009 and 2013. In laboratory tests, the team was able to conceal firearms ...
As threatened back in 2011, the Transportation Security Agency is pulling the plug on "naked body scanners" in airports, ending its contract with backscatter scanner maker Rapiscan because the company ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The harshest critics labeled them “virtual strip searches.” Airport passenger screening that produced particularly realistic full-body images using backscatter technology.
Interesting story about EU opposition to backscatter scanners. These are the scanners that essentially can see through clothes and see the body underneath (linked article has a good example, and it's ...
Before they were removed following an outcry over privacy, backscatter X-ray security scanners at airports also raised worries among some travelers and scientists about exposure to potentially harmful ...
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