TSA Out of Our Pants
tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2012
TSA Out of Our Pants is an anonymous activist blog that criticizes TSA body scanners and airport security policy.
What HN saysHN 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.
17HN people shared it
10linked it in comments
25stories submitted
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Most-shared posts
- 1$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog7 people · 1.6K points · first shared 2012 · 330 comments on HN
- 2TSA Pressures Mainstream Media Not To Cover Story2 people · 745 points · first shared 2012 · 149 comments on HN
- 3TSA Admits In Leaked Doc: No Evidence of Terrorist Plots Against Aviation in US2 people · 236 points · first shared 2013 · 127 comments on HN
- 4Court: Federal Law Allows Lying in TSA-Related FOIA Requests2 people · 189 points · first shared 2013 · 82 comments on HN
- 5TSA Screener Admits Scanner Fleet Worthless2 people · 32 points · first shared 2012 · 9 comments on HN
- 6TSA's X-Ray Nude Body Scanners Output 50% More Radiation Than Admitted to by TSA1 people · 160 points · first shared 2014 · 73 comments on HN
- 7Lawsuit Filed Against NYPD Street Body Scanners1 people · 121 points · first shared 2013 · 57 comments on HN
- 8TSA Out of Our Pants -- FAQ1 people · 86 points · first shared 2012 · 33 comments on HN
- 9Open Letter to the NY Post: Snowden is a Hero, Not a Traitor1 people · 82 points · first shared 2013 · 6 comments on HN
- 10Comment Period for TSA Proposed Nude Body Scanner Rule Ends; 97% Opposed1 people · 60 points · first shared 2013 · 41 comments on HN
- 11Want to Know Why The TSA Needs to “Touch Your Junk?” Sorry, That’s Classified1 people · 38 points · first shared 2013 · 12 comments on HN
- 12TSAOutOfOurPants - Let the Freedom of Information Act Requests Begin1 people · 24 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 13Want to fly home from abroad? The TSA wants to ask you a few questions, first1 people · 18 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 14Watch TSA Nude Body Scaners Get Defeated | TSA Out of Our Pants1 people · 11 points · first shared 2012 · 5 comments on HN
- 15TSA tells traveler to lie about security1 people · 6 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
ben1040 · 2014-08-21
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_…
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_Manne…
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-scann…
chimeracoder · 2013-11-16
> 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-…
The best I can see coming of this is that the TSA will start to ban braided leather belts and condoms.
willismichael · 2013-06-06
http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scann…
and the TSA's response:
http://blog.tsa.gov/2012/03/viral-video-about-body-scanners.html
Draw your own conclusions.
cheald · 2013-01-18
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-scann…
[2] http://americablog.com/2010/01/german-tv-highlights-failings-of-body-s…
JangoSteve · 2012-06-20
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-scann…
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-threaten…
milesf · 2012-03-08
The story he's referring to is this one:
http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/1b-of-nude-body-scann…
maxerickson · 2012-03-07
They have been blogging about it...
http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/
junto · 2012-03-07
Wow, this post is amazing: http://tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/underwear-bomber-vict…
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?
tsaoutourpants · 2013-09-03
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-remo…