It now appears that Omaha Airport now has a full body scanner that will allow its security officers to effectively see through a passenger’s clothing during screening. The Transportation Security Administration launched the new imaging technology on Monday, just a day before the scanner was to go into use.

The Transportation Security Administration has been deploying this new technology in an effort to help insure that airports can detect any kind of hidden explosives or other weapons a person may be carrying under their clothing. The machines use low dose x rays aimed at a passenger’s chest and back to create an image showing what is under the passenger’s clothing.

Of course, this has caused a few passengers to feel violated since people can see under their clothing. However, the Transportation Security Administration says that they have taken precautions to protect passenger privacy. Genital and facial areas are automatically obscured. Passenger have the right to opt out of the full body scan for a more intense but traditional pat down.

The Transportation Security Administration also said that the units will not be able to print or store images. The officer viewing the images will not have direct contact with the passengers. The officer that is viewing the scans remotely will radio an all clear to another officer standing with the passenger.

The New Omaha Airport scanner is one of about 150 that were bought with federal stimulus money. The new machines will join 40 other scanners already in use. The Transportation Security Administration plans to buy at least 300 more scanners for use at airports nationwide.