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What do you think about the new TSA body scan?

So this all started last year, but TSA is really starting to use these scanners now. Basically, they pick people out of the airport security line "at random" and let them choose between going through the body scan (which takes like a minute) or submit to a pat down. You are not taken to a private room for this, it's done right by the metal detectors. TSA agents view the images and TSA claims all images are immediately deleted after they are viewed. I feel that there's a lot of leeway here for misuse. Who is to say the TSA agent calling people out of line isn't a pervert/pedophile/whatever choosing people who he/she finds attactive or especially ugly or fat? And are there multiple TSA agents sitting there with popcorn chuckling at these people's naked bodies? Personally, I think that if there wasn't such outrage in the beginning, TSA would consider making this body scan mandatory for all travellers. After all, it's been designed to take less than a minute. So the questions: Do you think it's an invasion of privacy? Which would you choose, the body scan or the pat down? If the body scan were made mandatory at some airports, would you go out of your way to avoid those airports? Say there's another airport an hour away, would you drive to that one instead? Any other comments? You can see the body scan images here: http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/05/you-asked-for-ityou-got-it-millimeter.html

Public Comments

1. I would definitely go for the scanning since it only takes a minute, just stepping in the scanner, no big deal. I rather have someone look than touch me. And I would not avoid the airport, it will probably make me feel safer in my flight and rather loose a minute than an hour. The scanner has a really small screen attached, and that's where the TSA agents are looking, in front of all of their co workers. I don't think it will be mandatory since, it will delay all the airlines operations. And I also believe all the TSA employees go through a background check before being hired.