The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can be very strict with the rules in the name of airport and flight safety, and it often chops and changes what is and isn't allowed. Not too long ago, the TSA scrapped the shoes-off rule at U.S. airports , which many travelers were happy about. It also confirmed a ban on COSTCO cards as ID , although confusion still remains regarding the types of ID the TSA actually allows, as the agency allegedly keeps contradicting itself with its own rules .

For instance, TSA agents have denied some travelers' perfectly legal REAL ID alternative , while other flyers have experienced trouble opting out of facial recognition procedures— something the U.S. government has decided to investigate the TSA over recently, as rejecting Americans' wishes

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