Earlier this week, Edward let you know about your rights when being searched by TSA. With such an uproar, everyone - from SNL to the TSA Chief to the Obama Administration - is weighing-in.
The TSA Chief would have you walk through potentially harmful scanners or subject yourself to humiliating pat-downs in the name of quicker lines. Despite his threat that asking for a pat-down will dramatically increase lines at the airport, we want to make sure you know you have the right to ask for a pat-down rather than walking through potentially harmful scanners.
While some government officials are opting out of increased searches at the airport, others are hearing the public outcry against these privacy violations. The Obama Administration has commtited to revisiting the new search system in response to the public outcry.
I decided to weigh in, too! I went to this website to send a letter to DHS encouraging them to abandon this horrible idea in place of new methods that keep us all safe AND free. I hope you'll send a letter, too.