TSA: full-body scanning or path-down inspection?

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now requiring all passengers at some U.S. airports either to pass through a full-body scanning device which reveals everything beneath their clothing, or to submit to a thorough path-down inspection – a choice that some travelers livid about their loss of privacy.

This safety measures are have been a touchy issue in the U.S. because of the alarming detection of illegal or dangerous items . TSA said that keeping passenger safe is their top priority that why this new measure is necessary. They actually give supporting evidence that because of these advance imaging technology, detection of over 130 prohibited, illegal and dangerous item had been done. That’s why passengers should be aware of this new safety measures that will actually made you think of your choice to undergo full-body scanning or pat-down inspection.

TSA also said that in the future they would “stop looking for bad thing and start looking for bad people.” They said that government has a lot of information on everyone who gets on plane that will soon have intelligence into a checkpoint. "Today the checkpoint is just looking for bad objects, but the agent doesn’t know anything about the traveler." With a quick background check, agents could assess the risk associated with each traveler, then use things like scanners and path-downs to further analyze those deemed high risk.

TSA says that they are always looking for ways to improve, but for now the scanners and the path-down are the best way to keep people safe in the sky.

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