items does the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) permit or prohibit you from carrying? Might your baggage be misplaced? And, most awkwardly, do those full-body scanners actually reveal your nudity to the TSA employee?
The worry is justified. Prior TSA body scanning methods could, in fact, display a nude image of individuals. This provoked public backlash regarding personal privacy and whether it could be considered a strip search. There was also apprehension about the X-ray technology utilized and how such radiation, even in minimal amounts, could impact the various travelers who underwent the screening.
Fortunately, those outdated body scanners have been substituted with modern ones. These latest scanners do not depict a detailed image of the body and do not employ X-ray technology. The procedure is more straightforward overall. Nonetheless, false alarms from the scanners may still necessitate a pat-down search.
