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Vancouver’s Rogers Arena to test new 3D imaging, AI technology to detect hidden weapons

Apr 19

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By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer Global News April 15, 2019 WATCH: High-tech screening coming to Rogers Arena Rogers Arena is set to serve as a testing ground for new technology designed to enhance security at large public venues. Georgia-based Liberty Defense Ltd. announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Rogers Arena to test […]

TSA removes X-ray body scanners from major airports

Oct 24

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Desire to speed up checkpoints, not safety, driving scanner switch. by Michael Grabell, ProPublica – Oct 19 2012, 12:13pm PDT The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly removing its X-ray body scanners from major airports over the last few weeks and replacing them with machines that radiation experts believe are safer. The TSA says it […]

Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at U.S. Airports

Nov 17

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by Michael Grabell ProPublica, Nov. 15, 2011, 3:45 p.m. The European Union on Monday prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners in European airports, parting ways with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, which has deployed hundreds of the scanners as a way to screen millions of airline passengers for explosives hidden under clothing. The European […]