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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 7:31 am
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Originally Posted by ElizabethConley
So between the percentage of false negatives and the percentage of false positives, is there any percentage left over for accurate results from this equipment? Is it ever right?
I would like to see Congress force TSA to release records detailing the accuracy of their various machines.

If they truly are accurate then how could that information negatively impact the screening process? The only negative would be if the false positive rate is high.

The we have the problem of the highly trained TSA workforce having to learn how to push a button. I'm sure teaching that is a significant issue.
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