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This whole rant hasn't been true for over a year. All it shows now is a generic block body, with an indication of an area to check if the COMPUTER decides it ne
by xxpor 13y ago
This whole rant hasn't been true for over a year. All it shows now is a generic block body, with an indication of an area to check if the COMPUTER decides it needs to be checked. For the majority of people, it doesn't even show the body. It just flashes "OK" on the screen.
- danielweber 13y agoI managed to completely avoid flying for the whole time when rapiscan scanners were around, despite flying a relatively commonly before that. And I heard many horror stories from people during that time, even people who didn't think the TSA was so bad. I've been flying more in the past few months, and the TSA has always been courteous and professional in those instances. I don't know if something changed or it's all luck of the draw, but things seem much better these days.
- B-Con 13y agoThat only addresses the active display. What about storage? Do we have any official confirmation on that?
- xxpor 13y agoThat's kind of a moot point, isn't it? Even if they do store it, it's literally just a picture of a generic drawing of a human.
- B-Con 13y agoNo, I'm talking about the original hi-res image. (More detailed write-up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6279027 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6279027)