Invasion of the Naked Body Scanners (Slate)

William Saletan has a good update on the story of the TSA's x-ray backscatter technology.  An excerpt:

Last week, TSA began using backscatters at airports to screen passengers for weapons. The first machine is up and running in Phoenix. The next ones will be in New York and Los Angeles. The machines have been modified with a "privacy algorithm" to clean up what they show. But even the tempered images tell you more than you need to know about the endowments of the people seated next to you.

Are you up for this? Are you ready to get naked for your country?

Link: Invasion of the naked body scanners. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine.

Previously: TSA Rolls out Airport X-Ray Screening.