With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching and recent terrorist scares, airport security all over the US is being tightened by the Transportation Security Administration--and many travelers are not happy about it.

The TSA’s new security screening requirements that passengers and even pilots are finding to be too extreme. New requirements include full body scans and pat downs, practices most passengers find far too invasive.

The issue was brought to a public forefront when John Tyner, a computer software programmer, was trying to pass through a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International After he refused a groin check, Tyner was escorted by security out of LAX, and denied access to his flight.

Outraged, Tyner blogged about the incidence, and it gained national attention. He put the exchange that occurred between he and an airport official on YouTube. During the exchange, Tyner said “if you touch my junk I’m gonna have you arrested.”

 Tyner called the new airport screening techniques “a government invasion of privacy,” and was outraged that he was not allowed on his flight. When asked about the incidence and higher security measures, TSA administrator told CNN that the agency “is trying to be sensitive to individuals issues and concerns, but the bottom line is, everybody who gets on that flight has been properly screened.”

 There has been speculation that Tyner’s exchange with the security officials at LAX was a set-up due to the fact that the video of the incident is almost thirty minutes long, but Tyner has denied the accusations. Michael J. Aguilar, the chief of the TSA’s San Diego office, said that Tyner could be fined for his actions. Refusing to be screened by airport security warrants a fine of more than $10,000.

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