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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by elkabong on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:59AM (#11760148)
That is a fair point, however, in that case, there would be a computer left over on the belt, that the author would've seen when he got out of the scanner.

On a side note: do people not keep their laptops in sleeves (even when in backpacks)?

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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by manojlds on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @07:09AM (#11760500)
Are you not required to remove laptops from sleeves while sending through the scanner?
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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by orph4nus on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @07:25AM (#11760600)
No you don't. As a nomad I fly a lot, and I always leave my laptop in its waterproof bag.
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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by avian on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @08:48AM (#11761084)
As a settler that travels ocassionaly I am often required to open or even turn on my laptop at the security check.
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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by djrogers on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @10:27AM (#11761771)
Where is this? I'ma frequent flyer, and have never once been sled to open my laptop nor have I ever seen anyone asked to do so (outside a short period after 9/11)
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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by avian on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @12:06PM (#11762688)
Europe, mostly flying to/from Slovenia.
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Re:TSA gave my MacBook Pro to another passenger at LAX, and ... by toyg on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @02:33PM (#11764282)
To/from UK I've been asked "back then" when the craze started; in the last 4 years, never once. Which is correct: they are not scanning the laptop but rather the bag which the laptop would obstruct. Once it's out it doesn't really matter how it's packaged.
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