are standard operating procedure.
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Physical pat downs are not required
for effective security.
TSA doesn’t want to do physical
pat downs.
In the aftermath of 9/11 and other
terrorist threats, they have
been seen as the only effective
way of screening people who
could not or would not use body
scanners.
However, new people screening
technologies such as pas
sive terahertz screening systems
have emerged that enable
safe, non-intrusive, “standoff”
threat detection, and that
are more respectful to the privacy
concerns of disabled veterans,
persons with disabilities,
and transgender individuals.
These solutions, combined
with changes in current TSA
screening procedures and
training of TSA officers could
eliminate the need for physical
pat downs in all but the rarest
circumstances.
TSA recognizes the need for
change – it just has not made it
a top priority.
David Pekoske, TSA Administrator
In the TSA’s recently published
2-year strategic roadmap, TSA
administrator David Pekoske
makes implementing “contactless”
transportation security processes
one of his top objectives.
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