U.S. To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights from Europe

Re:U.S. To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights from Europe by koonsolo on Thursday May 11, 2017 @04:08AM (#14314511)

The September 11 attacks were domestic US flights of US airlines. So why only target flights coming from Europe?

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Re:U.S. To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights from Europe by mcv on Thursday May 11, 2017 @04:11AM (#14314525)

Because it's important to blame this on foreigners. It's the symbolism that counts, not the actual effectiveness.

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Re:U.S. To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights from Europe by runholm on Thursday May 11, 2017 @04:24AM (#14314572)

Honestly, I suspect this might be a convenient way to be able to spend more time breaking into the laptops of travelers without the travelers noticing.

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Re:U.S. To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights from Europe by pluma on Thursday May 11, 2017 @04:41AM (#14314645)

Again, why not include domestic flights?

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Actually I think this will be extended to domestic flights sooner rather than later.

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Re:U.S. To Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights from Europe by Corristowolf on Thursday May 11, 2017 @05:53AM (#14314903)

Because now we are "culturally enriched".

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