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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers

Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers

Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers

Documents Reveal TSA Research Proposal To Body-Scan Pedestrians, Train Passengers 
Mar. 2 2011 - 6:05 pm | 0 views | 1 recommendation | 110 comments

Updated with the TSA's response below, which denies implementing airport-style scans in mass transit.

Giving Transportation Security Administration agents a peek under your clothes may soon be a practice that goes well beyond airport checkpoints. Newly uncovered documents show that as early as 2006, the Department of Homeland Security has been planning pilot programs to deploy mobile scanning units that can be set up at public events and in train stations, along with mobile x-ray vans capable of scanning pedestrians on city streets.

http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/03/02/docs-reveal-tsa-plan-to-body-scan-pedestrians-train-passengers/

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