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New US software to end 'naked' airport scans - AFP.
In the face of an outcry over so-called "naked" body scans at airports, US authorities on Wednesday announced plans for a new scanning system that eliminates "passenger-specific images."
Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole said the agency would begin installing new software on its scanners "designed to enhance privacy."
The new software "will auto-detect items that could pose a potential threat using a generic outline of a person for all passengers," the agency said.
"By eliminating the image of an actual passenger and replacing it with a generic outline of a person, passengers are able to view the same outline that the TSA officer sees," a TSA statement said.
"Further, a separate TSA officer will no longer be required to view the image in a remotely located viewing room."
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