According to new reports, 93 percent of Americans say that they are willing to sacrifice some level of privacy to increase safety when traveling by air. This is according to research conducted in January and February by Unisys Corporation.

Nearly two thirds of all Americans, or 65 percent, said that they are willing to cooperate with full electronic body scans at the airport. More than half, or 57 percent would be willing to submit to identity checks using biometric data such as iris cans or fingerprints. On top of this, nearly three quarters of Americans, or 72 percent, said that they are willing to provide personal data in advance for air travel to increase security.

These findings, which are part of the latest biannual Unisys Security Index, illustrates that recent events such as the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing may have made security a priority for air travelers. A clear majority of citizens in nearly every country that was surveyed said that they would be more than willing to forgo some of their privacy to increase air travel security. For example, about 90 percent of the people living in the UK and 70 percent of Australians said that they would be willing to submit to full body scans.

Mark Cohn, the vice president of enterprise security at Unisys, said that a very overwhelming majority of the global population is willing to cooperate with enhanced travel security mandates, suggesting that the public is willing to give up some privacy in return for safe air travel. This suggests that the public supports technologies, communications and personnel to enhance security at the nation’s airports, boarders and ports.