TSA to Expand Use of Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to increase it's use of body scanners by installing 150 of the high tech units at airport checkpoints around the country. Use of the body scanners has not been without controversy. Various groups have cited the machines as intrusive due to the amount of detail revealed in the images viewed by TSA personnel during the screening process.
Currently there is a measure before the Senate that would restrict use to passengers 'flagged" during other screening processes such as metal detectors, etc.