Rapiscan Systems, which makes the backscatter X-ray scanner, installs one of a series of "privacy algorithms" that can dial up or down the images' resolution. (Of course, the fuzzier the result the harder it is to spot a weapon.) Similarly, millimeter scanner-maker L-3 can blur faces, chests and groins, depending on the customer's preference.

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