US to ban laptops and tablets on flights from eight countries

[Sully3]

No sense, learn the threats in commercial aviation.

mate stop talking absolute nonsense

so many western journalists have complained how the Isreal authorities at airports take away laptops and smart phones to copy over all the data. some have even said if there is stuff on the laptop your country doesn't agree (for example a journalist writing a story that israel dosent agree) they give the laptop back corrupted and or the hard drive damaged.

there was a famous case a few years ago where the channel 4 news reporter had a massive go at your airport authorities for damaging his laptop hard drive

 

[Indika]

Why did you skip over the part that lists the 8 areas???

when I posted it was not there, seems it got updated later. If you check bbc site the posted time it says 2 hrs ago but mine says 3 hrs ago.

 

[DavidSling]

mate stop talking absolute nonsense

so many western journalists have complained how the Isreal authorities at airports take away laptops and smart phones to copy over all the data. some have even said if there is stuff on the laptop your country doesn't agree (for example a journalist writing a story that israel dosent agree) they give the laptop back corrupted and or the hard drive damaged.

there was a famous case a few years ago where the channel 4 news reporter had a massive go at your airport authorities for damaging his laptop hard drive

The main focus of the airport authority is to check for in consistence, aka, anything that doesn't seem right.
Today there's machinery for that, but in the end, if something is found by the machine , it'll get human intervention as well.
I do not know what article u're referring to, it'll be nice if u'll add a link.
I found it a bit odd that Israel security agency will need any physical contact with the computer/ipad, since it's connected to the internet, hacking to it would be much more simple.

 

[xyxmt]

What about underwear bombs, ban under garment from countries known to posses big tool

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Seems like all banned

 

[VCheng]

Seems like all banned

Nobody and nothing is banned.

There is just a new requirement for large electronic items to be stowed in the main hold and not as cabin baggage, that is all.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Looks like targeting all Arabs and Turkish people , impact travellers travelling on these airlines very shady move

So all those stupid Cancer inducing machines are not capable what a joke

 

[SherDil]

It seems that US President Donald Trump and his administration are not going to let up no matter how many times the US courts rule his measures illegal.



First it was the travel ban for five Muslim-majority countries and now the Trump Administration has imposed a new law for these countries including three others – all Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Ban on Bringing Electronic Devices over US-Bound Flights
According to the new order issued by the Trump administration, passengers from select Muslim-majority countries will now be prohibited from bringing any electronic device larger than a cellphone on their flight. So laptops, iPads, and cameras cannot be in the carry-on luggage. While the ban does not affect any US carrier, 12 airlines are known to have been affected by this new law.

There is still speculation going on since the full details of the ban and the policy itself are to be revealed today but right now people think that it will apply only to nonstop flights to the United States from at least ten international airports in eight countries including Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

A Sign of Things to Come?
The reason for the ban is not clear as yet and David Lapan, Homeland Security Department spokesperson, has refused to comment on the matter. Furthermore, even the Transport Security Administration of the same department has refused to give a statement on the issue.

However, the Royal Jordanian Airlines did clarify that medical devices had been excluded from the ban and could be carried on to the plane with the people. Everything else, though, would have to be packed in the luggage to be checked in.

An aviation expert at Rand Co., Brian Jenkins, has stated that due to the way the ban is being carried out and its restrictions, it does seem like the United States government is acting pre-emptively to stop an attack.

However, as another aviation-security expert pointed out, there could be negative side effects to the ban. Putting all their electronics in to the checked in baggage could be a huge disadvantage, said Price, a Metropolitan State University of Denver professor, although he failed to elaborate on this comment.

 

[schoolboy]

Snoopers leave behind some thank you note (snopping is done without your consent )

I have to agree with you on this. I have personal experience of a cap missing from checked in luggage while departing from JFK US with this note as proof it was searched. Another time it was a can of deodorant. Clearly loss of personal items is a lot more common than believed - though admittedly it has only ever happened to me while leaving the US, never while leaving Bombay, Delhi or the dozen other countries I've left with check-in luggage from.

No way am I putting a laptop into check in luggage. Theft aside, that luggage is sometimes badly treated by handlers.

so many western journalists have complained how the Isreal authorities at airports take away laptops and smart phones to copy over all the data. some have even said if there is stuff on the laptop your country doesn't agree (for example a journalist writing a story that israel dosent agree) they give the laptop back corrupted and or the hard drive damaged.

You're forgetting Israeli airport / immigration checks are not universal - and they do not check everybody's stuff. Quite different from this move which seems more to help struggling US carriers than to meaningfully help security.

 

[My-Analogous]

US to ban laptops and tablets on flights from eight countries

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Image captionThe new directive is expected to affect airlines from 13 countries
The US is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries.

A US government source told the BBC that the measure would affect nine airlines operating out of 10 airports.

US media reported the order was sparked by intelligence gathered overseas.

It will reportedly include all large electronic devices such as laptops, tablets cameras, DVD players and electronic games.

But mobile phones and smartphones will still be allowed in carry-on luggage.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declined to comment on the issue but is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday.

A matter of trust - James Cook, BBC North America correspondent
Last February an aircraft operated by the Dubai-based carrier Daallo was damaged by an explosion shortly after take-off from the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Investigators said a passenger who was sucked out of the plane had been carrying a laptop bomb. The pilot managed to land and the alleged bomber was the only fatality. Had the device gone off at cruising altitude the plane would almost certainly have been destroyed.

The Islamic militant group al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, claimed that it was responsible and the possibility of further such attacks is apparently what is now concerning American spies.

But, as ever with matters of intelligence, officials are reluctant to go into detail about exactly why the ban is being proposed.

That means travellers being asked to trust the US government when it says that this inconvenience is vital for their own safety and - at present - trust is a commodity which is in very short supply.

What happened in Somali plane bomb?

The Transportation Security Administration, which is part of Homeland Security, also refused to comment.

It is unclear which airlines would fall under the ban and how long it will be in place.

But Royal Jordanian Airlines tweeted on Monday that it would ban passengers from carrying on most electronics to and from its North American flights, CNN first reported.

The tweet was later deleted.

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The Jordan-based carrier said that starting on Tuesday, it will only allow phones and medical devices on its flights. All other electronics would be "strictly prohibited".

The airline said that laptops, tablets, DVD players and electronic games must be checked with baggage.

The new rule will affect Royal Jordanian flights to New York, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly reportedly called congressional lawmakers over the weekend to explain the travel security issues that prompted the electronics ban, a congressional aide briefed on the discussion told the AP news agency.

The new ban has been under consideration for several weeks, according to US media.

What the heck they are doing? Seriously data can be travel from one place to another without any interruption and been an IT expert i know that no body till date enable to un-encrypt data in between source to destination. Seriously what are they doing?