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The agency will track effects on passenger flow.Critics say additional pat-downs could make some people, especially young women, feel uncomfortable."There's more opportunity for abuse," says James Plummer, a policy analyst at advocacy group Consumer Alert.Frequent-flier Steve Lipson of Tampa calls the changes "a farce" and doubts they'll improve security."Anyone could get easily around such ridiculous things if they wanted to," he says.Some travelers disagree.
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The agency will track effects on passenger flow.Critics say additional pat-downs could make some people, especially young women, feel uncomfortable."There's more opportunity for abuse," says James Plummer, a policy analyst at advocacy group Consumer Alert.Frequent-flier Steve Lipson of Tampa calls the changes "a farce" and doubts they'll improve security."Anyone could get easily around such ridiculous things if they wanted to," he says.Some travelers disagree.