Originally Posted by
Bart
And I'm curious why you insist that the machines are required to transmit images. Could you explain that one a little further?
The scanner and the booth computer are linked by a standard TCP/IP based network. Therefore the data is being transmitted from the scanner to the booth with systems that don't care of they are going to another room in the same airport or into a datamart in a DC Suburb.
Actually, that would be pretty good security. I'm sure that the backscatter data could be turned into a biometric template with very nice security to make the watch list checks even better. That however is an idea that I don't wish to explore too much lest I give DHS ideas.
Originally Posted by
Bart
You would think so. However, this is apparently not the case. I'm not a computer tech, but I do know that the x-ray machines only store a certain number of images before they can no longer be retrieved/recalled. I guess some computer geek could probably explain with a great deal of expertise how "deleted images" aren't truly deleted, but until I see some TSO dismantling an x-ray computer or connecting laptops or other devices to the x-ray computer to transfer data, I can't give in to your paranoia.
Not needed. I just need access to that wire any where between the scanner and the workstation.