flexClass (HID iClass) and the TSA

[Abnmlguru]

I have a flexClass (HID iClass) implant in my hand, and was wondering about airport security. I see the FAQ talks about metal detectors, but I’m wondering if anyone has experience with the millimeter wave scanners used by the TSA nowdays. Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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@amal

I always feel compelled to point out there is a difference between the new scanners and old school metal detectors. The new scanners do not have any kind of metal detecting capabilities whatsoever. They basically bounce radar off your skin to look through your clothes for objects… but it doesn’t penetrate your skin very deeply at all, and what does penetrate loses a lot of power doing so.

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The Titan and the TSA

I did some looking around here on the forum but (maybe it’s my keywords) I was unable to find anything similar to this. I see on the NExT product page/FAQ it mentions that people have flown with the chip without any problems, but I don’t see anyone talking about the Titan. I haven’t flown in over a decade and was wondering if anyone had any experience with this. I have a flight coming up later this year, and though I don’t have my Titan yet, it is in the mail. I just want to know if I should wa…

In other words, you’ll be fine

[Equipter]

In the past 3 months I went through 6 different airports security (4 of them being American TSA) with my 19 implants that include xseries flexs & titan magnets, absolutely 0 issue with the mmw

[XEMON]

Never been a problem

They are more worried about my crescent wrench and protein bars than my lockpicks, proxmark and raspberries …

[CoreySpondant]

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I actually just flew earlier this month (the reason I posted that so long ago) and went through the regular “just keep walking” style of scanner you picture when you think “airport security” and on my return trip I had to do the hands-over-your-head scanner and neither turned up any problems, for any of my xMagic, NExT, or Titan. I looked at the screen that the hands-over-your-head scanner shows the TSA guards and it just showed a green OK, no insight to what was actually under my clothes so as far as they know there’s no problems. Being pulled aside for an x-ray may yield different results though so I can’t say anything there.

[amal]

@CoreySpondant

I actually just flew earlier this month (the reason I posted that so long ago) and went through the regular “just keep walking” style of scanner you picture when you think “airport security”

that is a classic metal detector… it’s attempting to monitor an eletromagnetic field for large variations that significantly sized lumps of metal would produce when walking through.

@CoreySpondant

Being pulled aside for an x-ray may yield different results though so I can’t say anything there.

The only time I’ve ever seen an actual x-ray system used in a transit port is when then believe you swallowed drugs or other things in order to smuggle them. If you’re in that room, you aren’t boarding any planes that day.