According to the Loopt blog, the checkin service has 10 iPod touches up for the taking, which will be awarded on November 24 -- a.k.a. The Day Before Thanksgiving, a.k.a. A Super Busy Travel Day, a.k.a. National Opt-Out Day.
All one has to do to snag a touch is check in at an airport via Loopt (on any handset), write a bit about being patted down, and push your checkin to Twitter with the hashtag #touchedbyTSA.
If you've not had access to the web for the past few weeks, National Opt-Out Day is a protest planned by those who are against the TSA's new security measures, which include full-body scanners (which show passengers fully naked) and invasive pat-downs administered to those who opt out of the scans.
California's John Tyner became the de facto face of this movement after detailing an invasive patdown on his personal blog -- Tyner told a TSA agent, "You touch my junk and I'm going to have you arrested." (See video below.) The move has landed him in some hot water of late.
Now a group has organized National Opt-Out day, asking travelers to refuse scans and submit to pat-downs instead. Translation: Thanksgiving travel just got loads more annoying.
What do you think of Loopt's promotion? Is it a fun campaign, or will it just add to the mayhem?