By Calvin Biesecker Whole body imaging systems equipped with Automatic Threat Recognition (ATR) software in use for passenger screening at security checkpoints at Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport are still producing false alarm rates that are unacceptable for deployment of the automated threat detection software on body scanners in use in the U.S., according to the head of security technology programs at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Schiphol is experiencing between 70 and 80 percent false alarms or nuisance alarms, Robin…
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