Yes other poster is correct. Those “full body scanners” where you put your hands up can see the full Monty. Big backlash post 9/11 when they started rolling this stuff out. Guess we decided as a society we ultimately didn’t care.
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Mickey7@lemmy.world 2 months agoI believe what you are saying but really didn’t think the scanners were capable of actually seeing your genital area as if it was an Xray
indecisiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Mickey7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So what I don’t understand is if it works as you say, which I do believe is true, then why the fuck do they jerk you around with taking this off, or that off. It’s all just bullshit. It’s bad enough that I have to deal with tools on the plane but you just have to fuck with me just to get on the plane
Leeks@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Security Theater.
hansolo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
The underpants bomber is who we have to thank for these being everywhere now.
vinniep@lemmy.world 2 months ago
In the display that TSA agents are given, the image is no longer shown and instead the system shows an outline of a body with the questionable area marked. This was added after the aforementioned outrage from travelers so that every TSA agent didn’t get an x-ray view of your naked body. The scanners are the same, but the agent doesn’t see it anymore.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Officers can still access the debug mode and see everything. For when they need a quick wank
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 2 months ago
The TSA scanners at airports really can see you completely nude.
The ones at the toilets are simple IR sensors to detect if the toilet is not occupied so it can automatically flush.
Aedis@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ok so even the article you posted says that those machines that show you naked have not been in use for a long time and when they were in use it was phased out pretty quickly.
It also says the image in there is from 2010 and the veracity can not be guaranteed.
So very much no the airport machines cannot see you naked.
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 2 months ago
Yes they can see you nude, but those specific machines have been removed from unspecified airports,
The one in Sydney for sure still can image you nude. Ask me how I know.
someoneelse@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Mickey7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Would I be able to fool the scanner if I completely shaved my member and scrotum, and then tucked my member under my thigh?
someoneelse@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
97xBang@feddit.online 2 months ago
So TSA is practically seeing everyone naked? Is that for real?
Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Shorts covered with quartz sequins would scatter the image enough to blind the scanner. Make sure they’re mounted with glue instead of metal mounts, or they’ll fail the metal detector.
JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 2 months ago
what in the fuck would shaving change? you wanna go buffalo bill at the airport knock yourself out, but you dont need an excuse to shave your junk, wild man
Mickey7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You just had to ruin my fun of having an excuse to shave my balls