[IP] results of uk ban

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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 ip

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
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
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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