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>> well what we do is we detect the very beginnings of the earthquake andee assess how much shaking there is going to be. the amount of warning time is dependent on how far you are from the earthquake. it can vary from a few seconds to a few tens of seconds. jenna: does that warning tell me how big the earthquake might stph-b. >> yeah, as part of the calculation we can give you a warning of the countdown and then how strong the shaking will be. you'll have a sense of what is coming and be able to get ready for it, brace for it. jenna: is it like a fire alarm? does something go off like a sound...

Complaints about them, privacy concerns. and the electronic privacy center obtained a document, gave it to cnn which the machine must be able to store images while in test mode. gsa has stipulated these can't be used in test mode. they've got to be used in scanning. do you guarantee, madam secretary that we're never going to hear a story that someone operating those machines has been storing improper images? >> look. the machine is not set to store images. they're better at detecting, liquids, powders, gels, other things that somebody may try to smuggle on a plane to blow up the plane. we have...

Three months earlier spelling out requirements for potential manufacturers said the machines had to have the capability to capture images of nonpassengers for training and evaluation purposes. the procurement document was recently obtained by epic, the electronic privacy information center. >> we think it's obvious the machines are made to store images. >> the tsa has been lying? >> yes. i would use a more polite word if i could but it would be less accurate. >> reporter: the document specifies to protect privacy during passenger screening there will be no storage or exporting of images. but e...

Maintenance companies can import raw test data and change the ten privacy settings built into the machines. >> i don't think the tsa has been forthcoming with the american public about the true capability of these had devices. >> reporter: tsa officials tell cnn, yes, the machines can retain and export images when they are at tsa testing facilities. but, it says, those functions are disabled by the manufacturer and machines are delivered to the airports without the capability to store, print or transmit images. the tsa says there is no way for someone in the airport environment to put the mach...