Tell Us What You Think About TSA's New Body Scanners

Contributing Editor Carl Unger believes that every trip is worth taking. He loves an extended trip to Europe as much as he enjoys exploring the towns and landscape near home. Basically, you'll find him wherever there is good food, fresh air, and plenty of stories to bring home.

Carl has been writing for SmarterTravel since 2005. His travel writing has also appeared on USA Today and the About.com Boston travel guide.

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The Transportation Security Administrations’ (TSA) new full-body imaging scanners have drawn a lot of controversy lately, both from privacy advocates and people concerned with airport security. The scanners, which detect non-metallic items hidden beneath clothing, also reveal passengers’ bodies—a fact many people object to. But the scanners are also quite good at catching plastics and liquids that metal detectors miss.

We’ve thrown together a short, two-question survey to see what you think about this new technology. You can find the survey here. Please take a minute to answer the questions; we’ll compile the results and post them in a blog next week. Thanks in advance for your time!

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