What are the airport body scanners?

I live in Chicago and unfortunately this city is increasingly becoming a police state. More police at the schools, more of these stupid a** cameras on every f***ing block and worst of all THE BULLS*** A** BODY SCANNERS! Next year I might be traveling...

As far as I know (maybe I am mistaken) but what they are in effect are xray machines? Now we're told that xrays are bad for us and we should only get them done when medically required so if that's true then what the hell?!!!! It won't be the terrorists...

It seems to me that the new tsa body scanners go against the fourth amendment, which guards us against unreasonable searches and seizures. In my mind the new scanners are a form of strip search, with no probable cause. what do you think about the body...

It seems the authorities are rushing to install expensive body scanners at airports, but surely it is a complete waste of time and money because everyone has a rectum and women have a vagina, in which they could store and hide explosives. I imagine ways...

I am traveling to Hawaii in a few weeks, and am flying out of Philadelphia airport. I know that since the attempted Christmas terrorist attack, TSA is trying to replace metal detectors with full-body scanners at security checkpoints. I haven't flown...

if any of you have passed through Dublin airport in the last month or so id greatly appreciate some information on these machines. me and my family will be traveling through Dublin airport to Sweden in a few weeks time and im getting sort of worried...

I am flying from Dublin Airport to New York JFK next month. Does Dublin Airport have the new scanners that can see you naked? I really don't want to go through them and don't like the idea of having the intimate pat-down. If I don't want to be molested...

I wonder if anyone knows whether, if I fly on Easyjet from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, whether I would be forced to go through a body scanner. I would like to know this also for the return journey. Is it possible to choose...