>I've heard stories of security personnel wanting to turn on laptops too.
>Which is all kind of rediculous because if a terrorist organization wanted
>to smuggle explosives in the form of a laptop, I'm sure they could rig
>something up where the notebook (or whatever the object in question is)
>remains functional.
>
>Greg
Yes they could, at a push, but it reduces the probability of an explosive
device being smuggled aboard an aircraft. There is no certain way of
preventing a terrorist getting aboard an aircraft with a bomb of some sort
(except of course by keeping the aircraft empty), but you can reduce the
ease of doing so to the point where it is only a very rare occurrence - God
willing.
I used to travel to Munich airport, after a journalist had managed to board
an aircraft with a simulated explosive device - and then printed the story.
The security was so tight it was difficult to make the flight if you had
clothes on... let alone baggage. My little solid-state personal organiser
was not on their database, so it had "extra" attention paid to it every
time.
Chris
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