An opt out is not a protest. It's not. The TSA doesn't keep records of opt out rates. The random folks waiting in line around you probably don't recognize tha

An opt out is not a protest. It's not. The TSA doesn't keep records of opt out rates. The random folks waiting in line around you probably don't recognize that you're opting out as a form of protest. The only thing opting out accomplishes is letting a TSA agent rub his or her hands all over you. IMO, the opt out is a genius maneuver by the TSA: They give passengers who have privacy concerns a sense that they're protesting, without them actually having protested.