[IP] more on results of uk ban
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From: Fearghas McKay <fm-lists@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 11, 2006 10:34:02 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx, ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] results of uk ban
Dave
At 15:26 -0400 10/8/06, David Farber wrote:
Laptops 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 paid
This is not quite accurate - you can lock international bags, I do so
frequently, it is internal US flight bags that you cannot lock.
However I agree with the general premise - I am not willing to travel
with
my camera gear and p'book in hold luggage.
airline 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
and the other intenational airports in the UK including Edinburgh &
Manchester that have US flights.
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.
They were initially talking about it being a 3 day clampdown - we
shall see...
f
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