Homeland Security: New Body Scanners Have Issues

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday May 9, 2012 @12:13AM from the many-tax-dollars-were-spent-to-reach-this-conclusion dept.

Fluffeh writes "Although the DHS has spent around $90 million upgrading magnetometers to the new body scanners, federal investigators 'identified vulnerabilities in the screening process' at domestic airports using the new machines, according to a classified internal Department of Homeland Security report. Exactly how bad the body scanners are is not being divulged publicly, but the Inspector General's report (PDF) made eight separate recommendations on how to improve screening. To quiet privacy concerns, the authorities are also spending $7 million to 'remove the human factor from the image review process' and replace the passenger's image with an avatar."

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Not perfect???? by Troyusrex · 2012-05-09 00:17 · Score: 0, Troll

Oh no! something isn't perfect so it must be a huge scandal! And they spent $90 million! Government could run for almost 30 minutes extra if they had that money back!
1. Re:Not perfect???? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-09 01:13 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  Right, because radicalized old ladies would never blow up a plane: they have too much to live for.