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TSA: Newly Installed Scanner Software Will Provide More Modesty

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole announced today that the agency will install new software on some body-scanning machines to make images less revealing and air passengers feel less stripped down.

A TSA agent dons rubber gloves at Washington Reagan National Airport.

National Opt-Out Day: Is Anyone Actually Opting Out of Pat-Downs?

Yesterday, NewsFeed was worried that an online movement, National Opt-Out Day would slow security lines at airports, even forcing people to miss flights as passengers turned down backscatter scans and pat-downs. Turns out, we had no need to worry — only a handful of people have caused any fuss.