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Old Jan 17, 2013, 7:53 pm
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LA Times:TSA ends contract with Rapiscan, maker of full-body scanners

Hugo Martin has the scoop:

Los Angeles Times:
TSA ends contract with Rapiscan, maker of full-body scanner

January 17, 2013, 5:47 p.m


A short quote:

The Transportation Security Administration has ended a contract with the Hawthorne-based manufacturer of a controversial full-body scanner used to screen passengers.

Rapiscan, a unit of OSI Systems Inc., manufactured about half of the full-body scanners used by the TSA to screen passengers for hidden weapons at airports across the country.

But TSA officials said the agency has canceled its contract with the company because it had failed to deliver software to protect the privacy of passengers.
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