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My experience opting out of body scanners, contrary to internet tales, is that it's rarely longer than the normal line, and sometimes even faster.
by tedunangst 4y ago
My experience opting out of body scanners, contrary to internet tales, is that it's rarely longer than the normal line, and sometimes even faster.
- marssaxman 4y agoWhat do you mean by "the normal line", and how is it possible for the patdown process to be faster? I have never gone through a TSA body scanner, but I go through the same security line as everyone else, and there's always a short wait for the TSA to call someone up for the "assist". I wonder what you're doing differently.
- defnotarobot 4y agoTrue story, though a fair amount intimate.
- Espressosaurus 4y agoI've found it's rarely faster, but usually not too much slower. You do get to let your shit hang out for awhile on the other side though, and I never like leaving expensive laptops and cellphones and wallets just lying there indefinitely. Also greater chance you get a false positive on the swab and that will blow your schedule as they tear apart all your luggage looking for a bomb or gun that doesn't exist. That easily chews half an hour if you're lucky.
- sacnoradhq 4y agoModern body scanners show a "heat map" of areas of interest rather than denude people like the early ones did. I'm wondering if raw imagery is captured and stored.
- Fatnino 4y agoIt's always a very safe bet to assume that any data that has passed through a computer somewhere has been captured and stored.