Airports are taking safety to a whole new level these days, scanning through our clothes, and searching our bodies for weapons and illegal contraband. ABC News posted an interesting article this morning about the controversy, titled “Despite Criticism, DHS to Deploy more Full Body Scanners At US Airports.” Timothy Fleming, the writer for the piece says that although a great deal of criticism is being dealt out in regards to the scanners, that the Department of Homeland Security plans to deploy the full-body scanners in at least eight additional airports across the country.

New York Times posted this picture of a TSA sign at O'Hare International Airport

Most of the concern regarding the machines deals with their reliability and if they are truly necessary. Fleming goes on to say that groups throughout the country, including those dealing with civil liberties, have complained that the images created by the machines, are taking away passengers privacy for no good reason. The DHS believes that they are taking privacy into great consideration, saying that the machines blur passengers “private parts, “  and that immediately after the pictures are taken and viewed, they are destroyed. Yet, many airport guests are intimated by the fact that someone in a room somewhere is looking at them in a very intimate and personal way. How would you like it if someone you didn’t know was scanning your body?

Twitter users have taken to social media to tweet their thoughts on the scanning. Many have been retweeting the article posted by ABC News, or listing airports they know are using the scanners. However, many users are keeping their own thoughts on the scanners to themselves, simply asking their followers their opinions on the matter.

For now, many travelers are questioning whether or not the DHS is indeed deleting the pictures from the scanner, and whether or not the airports are taking passengers privacy into consideration. Will the machines really stop terrorism in our air? According to the article, Chris Calabrese, who serves on the legislative council for the American Civil Liberties Union, says that “Terrorists have already found a way to beat the machines.” Whether or not we will see any improvements in the safety of our airlines remains to be seen, but with time, the DHS hopes fliers will come to accept the scanners. Will you?