Full body scanning device images slip through TSA Security

Full body scanner pictures of unsuspecting people were posted on the web Wed. More than 35,000 pictures were saved against the rules by a United States Marshall located in FL, which led to their release. As the full body scanning device conundrum has roiled, travelers have been told by the TSA that images taken by the machines are promptly disposed of.

Full body scanner images seen by the public a bit

Once Gizmodo took about 100 full body scanner images and posted them onto its site, the angry uproar over it all got worse. A Freedom of Information Act request made it so the U.S. Marshall in a Florida federal courthouse were able to collect the images. Although the low resolution images, taken by a “millimeter wave scanner” aren’t particularly revealing, Gizmodo said the fact that they were saved underscores the threat to personal privacy posed by TSA body scanner rules.

Transportation Security Administration body scanner rules being broken

The full body scanner images taken by the “z-backscatter scanners” at airports more revealing than the low-res images. The Transportation Security Administration body scanner rules say that the imaging technology “cannot store, print, transmit or save the image, and the image is automatically deleted from the system after it is cleared by the remotely located security officer.” However, when full body scanner images showed up on Gizmodo, it served to illustrate how easily images taken by the so-called “porno scanners” can circulate if those operating them choose not to abide by TSA guidelines.

Private shots of private people

Full body scanner imaging was initiated by the TSA in 2007. You will find scanners at 68 airports now. These are U.S. airports. Advanced z-backscatter imaging shoots air travelers with an ionizing X-ray beam to create an image of their naked body. The radiation exposure that comes from the machines is one more major concern. Those arguments haven't stopped the Transportation Security Administration by any means. The web is bound to get a hold of the z-backscatter images soon enough exposing private parts online.

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Gizmodo

gizmodo.com/5690749/

PC World

pcworld.com/article/210878/xray_body_scanner_hubbub_the_naked_truth.html

Fox News

foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/16/leaked-images-body-scanners-hit-web/print