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Legislation Would Make Sharing TSA's Body Scan Images a Crime

Proposed new legislation would protect travelers who worry that images taken of them by airport scanners could end up on the Internet. An amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization bill would make it a crime to share images taken by the Transportation Security Administration's full-body scanners,...

From Pat-Downs to Rat-Downs? Scientists Suggest Mice for Airport Security

When you go to the airport, do you feel comfortable getting an enhanced pat-down? What about an enhanced rat-down? Israeli scientists say they have found a way to harness the power of mice to bolster airport security. Brothers Eran and Alon Lumbroso have constructed an explosive detector that looks like a standard...

New Clothing Line Reminds TSA of the 4th Amendment

(Dec. 7) -- Not thrilled with the Transportation Security Administration's new touchy-feely pat down techniques and full-body scanners? Now there's a line of underclothes that offer a friendly reminder of the Fourth Amendment during controversial searches. It's called 4th Amendment Wear. Metallic ink printed on shirts...

Man Sues TSA, Claims Pat-Down Violates His Rights

(Nov. 24) -- An Arkansas man is taking the Transportation Security Administration to court, claiming new screening searches violate the Constitution. Robert Dean filed a federal lawsuit in Little Rock this week, even though the city's airport doesn't have the new scanners that have sparked outrage across the country....

Pilot Refuses Full-Body Scan, Says It Would Violate His Rights

(Oct. 20) -- A Memphis pilot who refused an airport security search said the procedure violated his rights and wouldn't make passengers any safer. Michael Roberts, a first officer with ExpressJet Airlines, refused to submit to a full-body scan and then to a pat-down by Transportation Security Administration officials on...

Background on full body scanners

A full-body scanner is a device that creates an image of a person's naked body through their clothing to look for hidden objects without physically removing their clothes or making physical contact.

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