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As we gear up for another holiday season, the Transportation Security Administration has added a new wrinkle: naked travel.

that the TSA has purchased 鈥�150 security machines at airport checkpoints that enable screeners to see under passengers' clothes鈥�. These virtual strip searches allow TSA screeners to see detailed images of passengers' bodies. These machines have been around for a while, but it appears they have gone mainstream. This purchase will 鈥渧astly expand the use of the controversial body scanners.鈥�

But it鈥檚 not just the program鈥檚 expansion that is raising eyebrows. TSA has always maintained that these machines are for secondary screening only, and . But now . Many people will likely go through them without ever knowing that there is a person in the room next door checking out their assets.

Beyond the horrible invasion of privacy, this retreat from the truth calls into question TSA鈥檚 other protections for the program. Specifically, officers who view the image are never supposed to see the live passenger, and the passenger鈥檚 face is blurred. Further, officers aren鈥檛 allowed to bring cameras into the room where these images are viewed, and the computer system is not supposed to be able to retain images. But this is nowhere in law or regulation. It鈥檚 simply TSA policy, subject to change at any time.

TSA has resisted commonsense regulation 鈥� 鈥� that would largely codify what was supposed to be their existing policy and assure that these machines are only used for secondary screening. The Senate should quickly follow the House鈥檚 lead. If you鈥檇 like to take action on this issue,.

. Security is always a balance between effectiveness and invasiveness. In this case, the TSA has gone too far. Can American travelers please put their clothes back on?