The TSA Choice
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Would you rather pose for porn or be groped by a total stranger?
If you're anything like us, the answer is "Uh, neither, thanks." But that's exactly the choice the TSA is giving under new airport security procedures. To fly in 2010, many American airports give you the choice of going through a whole-body scanner, which shows a security agent exactly what you look like under your clothes, or being subjected to an excruciatingly thorough pat-down — including your genitals and breasts.
This is an issue that cuts across partisan lines. Everyone can agree that whole-body imaging devices, and especially the new choice the TSA is giving us, are a gross violation of our civil liberties.
It shouldn't be like this. It doesn't have to be like this. It's time to speak out.
Tell Us Your Story
We're collecting information on what choices people are making at security lines across America and how they felt about it.
Tell us about your TSA experience — it will only take a minute.
If you haven't flown recently or you've already participated, you can also browse the map to see how others are handling the TSA Choice.
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You Can Help
Here's what you can do right now:
- Write Congress and tell them to rein in the TSA. Remember, they work for you!
- Write to the airlines and explain why you aren't planning to fly anymore.
- Write businesses that depend on tourism, like Disney or the Las Vegas Tourist Board and tell them about the business the TSA is losing on their behalf.
- Spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. The more people know about the TSA Choice, the louder our combined voices will be — and the sooner we can get backscatter out of our airports.
- Report TSA abuse to the ACLU. You're not alone.
- Tell us about your TSA Choice.