TSA Out of Our Pants is an anonymous activist blog that criticizes TSA body scanners and airport security policy.
HN commenters cite it as the source for the claim that body scanners can be defeated, and for TSA documents and its response to the story.
Doesn't seem that way. The sensor revolves around the subject being scanned, but the images that have always been shown as coming from the machine are just front and back images.
From L3's sales site for the ProVision MMW machine, sample images:
http://storage.pardot.com/16582/23361/product_provision_L_3_composite_300dpi.jpg
Their "ATD" model that includes image analysis to automatically flag "anomalies" only seems to show front and back, too.
http://storage.pardot.com/16582/23381/products_ait_ProVision_ATD_Mannequin_300.jpg
In 2012, the "TSA Out Of Our Pants" guy previously documented the "conceal a metal object on the side of your body" attack, and did so against the MMW machines with the ATD software on them:
http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scanners-made-worthless-by-blog-how-anyone-can-get-anything-past-the-tsas-nude-body-scanners/
I've been in touch with good people from the ACLU, EFF, EPIC, etc., but they're busy fighting their own battles. Others may be more knowledgeable, but no one can fight for my interests more passionately than I can.
Incidentally, in a separate case already in the Court of Appeals, I have the last court battle left regarding the constitutionality of the TSA's body scanners. EPIC, a bunch of attorneys, and some Harvard Law recent grads are all out of the game. My brief for that petition will be filed in about 4 weeks. Details: http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/new-petition-tsa-removes-91-body-scanners/
I've opted out every time I've ever ended up in a scanner line, but the millimeter wave stuff is absolutely significantly more safe than the backscatter, specifically because it doesn't use ionizing radiation.
Of course, it's also easily defeated[1][2] by anyone that knows what they're doing, so it's not like it's keeping us particularly safe.
[1] http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scanners-made-worthless-by-blog-how-anyone-can-get-anything-past-the-tsas-nude-body-scanners/
[2] http://americablog.com/2010/01/german-tv-highlights-failings-of-body-scanners.html
Here is the original article with video, excluding the airport security camera footage, but with actual description (starting at 0:58):
http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scanners-made-worthless-by-blog-how-anyone-can-get-anything-past-the-tsas-nude-body-scanners/
And then here is the post about the TSA wanting blogs and media to takedown coverage of that post:
http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/breaking-tsa-threatens-mainstream-media-not-to-cover-story/
> All of these findings have been reported to the Department of Homeland Security (TSA) to help them better detect these types of threats.
The threats that the TSA itself admits are non-existent? (http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/tsa-admits-in-leaked-doc-no-evidence-of-terrorist-plots-against-aviation-in-us/)
The best I can see coming of this is that the TSA will start to ban braided leather belts and condoms.
Wow, this post is amazing: http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/underwear-bomber-victim-us-government-intentionally-allowed-bomb-on-plane/
If I read this right, there is a suggestion that the US authorities deliberately put a terrorist on a plane with a bomb for propaganda purposes?