TSA screenings: What protections do you have?

10. What they won’t tell you, but you should know:

Henny Ray Abrams / AP / File
Travelers at JFK International Airport in New York go through security screening Oct. 22. When conditions are busy, airport officials may choose to use both metal detectors and the new scanners for 'primary screening.'

If too many people are waiting, the metal detector can still be used as a primary scanner, freeing passengers from having to choose between the AIT scanner and the pat-down, said a TSA official speaking anonymously.

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