First off, from my understanding of US laws it classifies as sexual assualt; after all an individual (or group) is using their position of power to touch you in sensitive areas and/or taking pictures of you without clothing on.
Secondly, it is an illegal search. There is no probable cause for these searches and they are certainly not being carried out with a warrant from a judge.
Thirdly, with the resources (man power and monetary resources) that are going to ensure that no one can go onto the plane without their "junk" being searched it is likely that people are less safe because the resources have been taken away from protecting against other attacks.







