Court Allows TSA Use Of Body Scanners

An appeal court in the US gave the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) the green light to carry on using full body scanners, but stated passengers should have been made aware before using them.



The court ruled the machines known as Advanced Imaging Technology(AIT) were not an unconstitutional search and allowed the TSA to continue using them.

All passengers have the option to opt out of the scanner search and opt for the traditional pat-down instead. Something which many passengers were not aware of, the ruling has been sent back to the TSA with a call for action.

The TSA hit back by saying they do seek customer input and that AIT’s were a major part of their multi layered security for detecting non metallic explosive devices.