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Ask the Experts

Planes and Privacy

I’m a nervous flyer, but not for the reasons you might think. I’m not scared of taking off, flying, or landing, but I’m uneasy about how much of our privacy we give up when we take to the skies. I don’t like going through security, and I hate that so much of my private information is in the airlines’ computers at a time when so many other companies are getting hacked. And I hate the feeling that someone else might take my luggage, or that TSA agents will go through it even before it hits the conveyor belt–I don’t feel good until I get the bag back in my hand! Can the experts provide any advice?