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From: mcwill@inmos.co.uk (Iain McWilliams)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Laptops and Airports
Message-ID: <1441@brwa.inmos.co.uk>
Date: 8 May 89 09:37:07 GMT
References: <39382@bbn.com> <135900009@cdp>
Reply-To: mcwill@inmos.co.uk (Iain McWilliams)
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In article <135900009@cdp> mitra@cdp.UUCP writes:
>
>I understand the security considerations but couldnt we lobby
>for some form of "Fragile" category for checked baggage -
>carried on by the passenger but not X-Rayed and NOT available
>to the passenger in flight. Every time I persuade someone a box
>is a computer I realise how easy it would be to hide something
>in it.
>
>- Mitra

Hold on there, this may stop someone hiding a handgun in a laptop.

However, it won't stop a laptop/Cassette Recorder being used to place
a bomb in the baggage hold. Then again, is normal baggage X-Rayed before
it's placed in the baggage hold. If so, then why can't customs officals
use this to spot drug trafficing ?

Iain.

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