He later told officials from the US Transportation Security Administration that he was carrying a lot of cash.

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But Rapiscan was to be unable to meet a June deadline to make the updates, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said.

BBC: TSA to phase out Rapiscan 'naked scanners'

Last year, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began installing two types of full body scanners at airport security checkpoints across the country.

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On 25 April, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will lift a ban on a handful of items previously considered hazardous, including lacrosse sticks, baseball bats and certain knives.

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Of course, security checkpoint agents, such as the Transportation Security Administration in the US, could also adopt smart glasses to help speed up identification.

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the US governmental agency responsible for travel security, is scrapping its controversial full-body scanners, which show near-naked images of passengers to TSA agents.

BBC: Air travel gets a lot more modest