Next week I'm on a UA (F and C mix) outbound flight ALB-IAD-FCO with an ATH-FRA-IAD-ALB (C and F) return.

The latest posting about this topic I was able to locate in the FT forums search was dated 11/07 with the options for checked baggage being: check it unlocked; check it locked with one of the of the type of locks TSA's can open.

Any new option updates since then I might have missed? Any helpful comments about my plan to use one of the TSA approved locks?

Thanks, all