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This is an older machine, the newer backscatter X-ray type make pictures that look like this:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20022861-10391704.htm...

Yep, your "junk" is fully visible.

Paparazzi's wet dream... I mean, if the LAPD can't keep pictures of a battered Rihanna from TMZ[1], wait until Paris Hilton decides to fly commercial through LAX. (Celebrities can't always afford charter, can they?)

[1] http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,498157,00.html

I can't imagine Paris Hilton's backscatter images being all that sensational. You can find much more detailed images with a cursory search online.

I get your point, though.

The conspiracy side of me says these lower resolution images were purposely released to try and calm the public backlash. I remember seeing much higher resolutions images when these machines first came out.

According to the article, "this mismanaged machine used the less embarrassing imaging technique."

It might (partially) be due to the "identifying features" being removed from the images.