TSA has been around for nearly 20 years. It's not about a face mask. It's about how if you wanted to bypass the excruciatingly slow and invasive TSA checkpoint

TSA has been around for nearly 20 years. It's not about a face mask. It's about how if you wanted to bypass the excruciatingly slow and invasive TSA checkpoints, you need https://www.tsa.gov/precheck https://www.tsa.gov/precheck or https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-... which involve extremely thorough background checks. You sacrifice personal privacy in exchange for saving time. TSA has been a global people-tracking effort from the beginning through security theater. This is simply the latest addition to their repertoire.