TSA defends screening radiation risks again
House members express concern over privacy and radiation risks as TSA screening machines may cause cancer in some
(CBS/AP)
WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration finds itself in Congress' crosshairs yet again, as two TSA officials took to the Hill to defend their agency's use of advanced airport screening machines Tuesday. The latest TSA testimony comes on the heels of revelations that they made a "calculation error" in safety studies of the screening machines, reports Wired magazine. The flawed results showed radiation levels 10 times higher than expected.
In addition to radiation safety concerns, the two TSA officials once again had to defend against privacy questions, as they have still not apparently allayed fears that the incredibly detailed body scan images the new screening machines take will fall into the wrong hands. They said imaging machines at airports have software that prevents images from being retained, stored or transmitted........
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