Even though it's the first time I've heard of it, Leeanne heard about this awhile ago.  Aside from the fact that there is a lot of hoopla about the "loss of civil liberties" this imposes, I'm just thinking of Total Recall.   Apparently, the machine uses radio waves instead of X-rays which penetrate clothing easily, but organic tissue not quite as well, and then the reflected waves are collected by the scanner and assembled into a 3-d image.



The first thing I'd like to mention is the cool gags you could do.  Like a, ahem, prostetic that stretches down to my ankle.  Not exactly a security threat, so I can't see going to jail for it, but definately too bad the guy looking at the picture is in another room.  I'd love to see his face on that one.  Or maybe something that looks like a tail on the backside.

At any rate, back to the civil liberties crackheads.  I'm not saying that the machine doesn't breech your privacy, but I will point out that nobody is forcing anyone onto a plane, and if the alternative is to get a pat-down, well, you tell me which is more intrusive.  The fact that by and large these planes are owned by private companies, in my opinion, gives them certain rights to protect their assets.  Whether or not this is one of them, I'm willing to discuss and debate.

Do I want to see this technology in the post office? No.  Do I want to see this technology in my kid's school? Not yet.  Do I want to see this stuff at a street corner? Of course not.  These are all areas that belong to all of us.  But on a plane? I think you could make a strong case for it.  I think the backwards thinking is when people are making the argument that it's to protect us from someone flying a plane into buildings.  That's simply not the only reason for having these machines in airports.