Originally Posted by exbayern

And that is my point - they do it in a private room. Other passengers cannot see what is happening, and if something does happen, I suspect that you have little recourse. It is your word against their word. If there is a camera, trying to obtain the footage seems to be very challenging.

Many of us are extremely hesitant to go anywhere with TSA and especially without a witness. I would even go as far as to say that this is bad advice, especially for a single female traveller.