Going through all the security checks and procedures at an airport can be both stressful and annoying. What items does the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ban or allow you to bring? Will ...

Leaked Images Belie Our Implicit Pact with TSA Gizmodo's Joel Johnson writes, "At the heart of the controversy over 'body scanners' is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public." ...

Sure, airport body scanners are looking for threats, but here’s what else these security devices might reveal in the process ...

I just got home from Los Angeles. Almost everyone was being scanned by a low-level X-ray machine at LAX. My wife and I refused and got a pat down instead. I admit I am not a radiation expert, but, ...

Passengers can decline a facial scan and request a standard ID verification process instead. It is also legal to opt out of the full-body scanner, which will result in a physical pat-down by a TSA ...

Bags onto the conveyor belt, electronics in a bin, and off you go through the TSA scanning process. Everyone knows their carry-on bags are screened at the airport through an X-ray device or 3-D ...

Ever since the tragedy of 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration has been implementing more and more ways to enhance airport safety, including explosives detection systems, canine teams, and ...