If you think taking your shoes off at BWI is too revealing, wait til you face the airport’s whole-body imaging machines. This new checkpoint shows weapons, explosives, and other dangerous objects people can hide under their clothing; however, the scan also reveals body shape, body parts, even birthmarks and scars.
Not everyone has to go through the new body imager, just those who don’t make it through the metal detector or who are otherwise selected. Selected passengers have to raise their arms in an oval shape as they walk through. Those who refuse to be scanned have to be patted-down.
Images are black-and-white and three-dimensional. The image hides the persons face and faces are deleted after Transportation Security Administration inspection. Hey, it’s all for good security and faster, friendlier service.
