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results of uk ban
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:26:49 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Dan Gillmor <dan () gillmor com> Date: August 10, 2006 2:24:29 PM EDT To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] Digest 1.1101 for ipLaptops coming out of Heathrow are going into luggage you're forbidden to
lock in the first place. Then your luggage in the hands of poorly paidairline employees (many of whose wages have been cut by 25-50 percent in the past few years) and government workers (some of whom may also be interested in what's on your hard disks). Phones and other handhelds, not to mention
various kinds of valuables no longer allowed in carry-on bags, will be especially prone to pilfering.A lot of folks coming to the U.S. will be inclined not to fly via London if
this system stays in place, and not fly, period, if it spreads to other airports. It's hard to imagine much business travel surviving in such an environment.
In the UK, they've banned people from taking electronic equipment on planes: that means laptop computers, mobile phones, and iPods among other items.
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