As a frequent traveler (usually 2-4 flights per month), this particular issue has really been bothering me. Up until about two months ago, I had never been ask

As a frequent traveler (usually 2-4 flights per month), this particular issue has really been bothering me. Up until about two months ago, I had never been asked by TSA to be scanned with an AIT device. I've always just used the metal detector. Two months ago I was traveling out of Indianapolis, and was told that ALL passengers were now subject to screening with the millimeter scanner. I politely requested the metal detector and was declined, and was passed to an area for a pat-down. After this experience, I now get agitated every single time I have to fly. When I'm in the security line I choose the line that appears to be going to the metal detector rather than the AIT scanner. Luckily, I have been able to avoid the scanners since then. But the fact is, I don't see how the government has a right to see my naked body or touch my private parts without probable cause. At the last airport I was at, there was a sign showing how many items had been confiscated at airports, like "18 firearms were found", and "3 highly concealed items". So, in an entire year, they only found 3 "highly concealed items"? In that same exact trip through Indianapolis, I accidentally had left a box cutter in my laptop bag which I didn't discovered until getting home. Despite spending all this money scanning, a simple business travel got a razor blade through security without a problem. I really, really, hope these new procedures and devices get tested in court. I simply can't stand back and let people violate my personal privacy without cause. EDIT: Apparently, at least one lawsuit was filed in July: http://epic.org/privacy/body_scanners/epic_v_dhs_suspension_of_body.html http://epic.org/privacy/body_scanners/epic_v_dhs_suspension_...