It was post-9/11 security theater — the performative illusion that mass ritualized inconvenience will make us safer.

Travelers are no longer required to remove their shoes during TSA security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi ...

"We expect this change will drastically decrease passenger wait times at our TSA checkpoints, leading to a more pleasant and ...

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The Transportation Security Administration is reversing a 20-year-old policy that required travelers to remove their shoes during screening at the airport security checkpoint.

DHS announced the end of the shoe removal policy at TSA checkpoints in airports. Changing a policy requires a risk analysis ...

Travelers have been taking their shoes off at airport security for more than 20 years, one of the biggest changes after 9/11.

After almost 20 years, the Transportation Safety Administration says modern technology has made its 'Shoes-Off' policy ...

The Transportation Security Administration rolled out a new policy this week in the hope of speeding up security lines.

The shoe removal process was implemented in 2006 "in response to an attempt by an airline passenger to conceal a bomb in his shoe," per USA TODAY.

Expert travelers suggest TSA should eliminate the 3-1-1 liquid rule and permit non-removal of laptops due to advanced CT scanners, urge broader use of biometric IDs, and foresee a tech-driven, ...