Logan not likely to get body scanners this year
Logan has not yet received whole-body imaging machines from the Transportation Security Administration and likely won’t get them for the rest of the year. Logan expected two of these passenger-scanning machines to arrive in the fall, which would have made it one of the first 25 US airports to deploy the technology that’s raised a ruckus among privacy advocates. The technology displays images of passengers’ naked bodies so TSA agents can visually search for concealed contraband, like liquids and ceramic knives. But the TSA said its deployment schedule seems to have changed and it has not yet announced its plans for 2009, so it’s not clear when Logan will get to test the machines. Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs the airport, declined to comment but previously said it would lobby for enough machines to outfit all four terminals.
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