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GE’s Shoe Scanner Still Falls Short, TSA Says

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Thursday, October 11th, 2007

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday said it plans to discontinue use of a prototype technology being used to screen shoes for explosives at a Florida airport because upgrades to the machine still don't meet minimum requirements for explosives detection. TSA said in a statement posted on its web site Tuesday evening that an upgraded shoe scanning machine submitted in August for testing after TSA had developed a series of minimum specifications. The technology did show…

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