UK to follow US flight ban on laptops

Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by elthran on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:17AM (#13922916)

I think we have 2 plausible options:

1) UK trying to curry favour with the USG 2) There's some concrete intelligence here, which is being shared and acted on

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by tomtoise on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:23AM (#13922981)

3) as mentioned in the US version of this thread, to make it easier to intercept and search electronic devices. I'll find a link to the comment.

E. Top comment, that was easy.

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by arkitaip on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:25AM (#13923011)

Don't you think that odd considering if only affects certain airlines?

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by vthallam on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:24AM (#13922994)

But you already have to scan the electronic devices at the security right. how is this different?

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by LordWinstanley on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:23AM (#13922985)

You forget option 3, which is nearly always the case:

3) US says jump. UK says "how high"?

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Re:UK to follow US flight ban on laptops by HalfwayToDice on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:35AM (#13923123)

cringe

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