Weapons Can Be Carried Easily Through The TSA's Full-Body "Naked" Scanners

Hovav Shacham, one of the security researchers who conducted the study, poses for a full-body scan. Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Since 2010, the Transportation Security Administration has largely dismissed the public's worries about the use of full-body x-ray security scanners. The official line is that the "naked scanners," despite privacy and health concerns, are crucial to prevent individuals from sneaking weapons, explosives, and other dangerous materials onto aircraft or into a gov...