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America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater
The TSA announced travelers can keep shoes on at airport security checkpoints, citing improved CT scanner technology and the ...
Did the TSA Really Change Their Shoes-Off Rule? Yes, It Did
Could it be real? Did the TSA actually remove its almost 20-year shoes-off requirement for airport security checkpoints?
TSA starts allowing travelers to keep their shoes on in security lines
The agency is changing security protocols for shoes at certain airports, according to a union official and passenger accounts.
Opinion
The TSA Is Letting Travelers Keep Their Shoes on in Security. About Time.
Since at least 2011, officials at DHS have promised a shoes-on future, and the department’s own science arm developed and licensed a “high definition–advanced imaging technology shoe scanner.” In ...
Kristi Noem announces end to no shoe policy at TSA, 'effective immediately nationwide'
The shoe removal process was implemented in 2006 "in response to an attempt by an airline passenger to conceal a bomb in his ...