TSA rule change puts gnarly feet
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Travelers are no longer required to remove their shoes during TSA security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday.
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 January, the DHS announced that the machine would be deployed by 2026, promising, in a demonstration with the TSA, a footwear scan in seconds.
The TSA has eliminated the 19-year-old policy, effective immediately. Policies on liquids will remain in place.
Travelers at US airports will not have to remove their shoes while going through security.