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Pat-downs
See also: Frisking
The new pat-down procedures, which were originally not made public,[60] “routinely involve the touching of buttocks and genitals” as well as breasts. These procedures were controversial, and in a November poll, 50% of those polled felt that the new pat-down procedures were too extreme, with 48% feeling them justified.[65] A number of publicized incidents created a public outcry against the invasiveness of the pat-down techniques, in which women’s breasts and the genital areas of all passengers are patted.[69] Pat-downs are carried out by agents of the same gender the passenger presents at the screening.[70]

Concerns were raised as to the constitutionality of the new screening methods by organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union.[71] As of April 2011, at least six lawsuits were filed for violation of the Fourth Amendment.[72][73] George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen has supported this view, saying “there’s a strong argument that the TSA’s measures violate the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.”[74] Concerns were also raised about the effects of these pat-downs on survivors of sexual assault.[75] In January 2014, Denver police launched a sexual assault investigation against a screener at Denver International Airport over what the passenger stated was an intrusive patdown.[76]

Full body scanners

In November 2010, the TSA began putting backscatter X-ray scanners and millimeter wave scanners machines into airports. The TSA refers to these two technologies as Advanced Imaging Technologies, or AIT. Critics sometimes refer to them as “naked scanners”.[78]

Passengers are directed to hold their hands above their heads for a few seconds while front and back images are created.[79] If the operator sees an anomaly on the scanner, or if other problems occur, the passenger will also have to receive the pat-down.

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