When going through the Touchless ID line, TSA collects a live photo of you, your passport number, Known Traveler Number (KTN) and some other data like the time the photo was taken. The agency says the data collected is encrypted and anonymized, analyzed by the Department of Homeland Security, and then deleted within 180 days.

Security lines at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport overflowed into unusual areas on March 19, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown paused paychecks for

The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department, with the daily attendance of Transportation Security Administration officers determining whether lines move quickly or stretch far outside terminals.

Travelers want to know if the TSA PreCheck is open during the government shutdown. TSA PreCheck assists travelers in moving through airport security quickly.

Amid long waiting lines at airports, some travelers say they’re avoiding the worst delays by using TSA PreCheck Touchless ID. Airports continue to struggle with longer security lines during the partial government shutdown,

More than a third of the security screeners at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport didn’t show up to work Tuesday, the airport’s general manager said, causing passengers to have to wait in line for up to two hours.