Victory for FREEDOM! TSA Pulls Use Of Controversial Full Body Scanners At JFK, LaGuardia Airports

I’ve been shocked by how many people will blindly walk through the naked scanners at airports not thinking of the rights they are voluntarily giving up!

Here is a win for freedom!

TSA Pulls Use Of Controversial Full Body Scanners At JFK, LaGuardia Airports

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The controversial full body airport scanners are being removed from LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International, the Transportation Security Administration announced Sunday.

The Backscatter machines were first used at JFK exactly two years ago amid a flurry of controversy.

Opponents said the very detailed image of the human body provided by the machines is an invasion of privacy, while others argued the level of radiation emitted by the Backscatters could be dangerous over the long term.

The TSA said its decision to pull the machines is in an effort to speed up security lines at the two New York City airports, and insists the full body scanners are safe.

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