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To be fair, MacBook Pros pretty much all look the same on the outside. She probabaly just thought it was hers, stuffed it in her bag, and went to catch her flig
by howlingfantods 10y ago
To be fair, MacBook Pros pretty much all look the same on the outside. She probabaly just thought it was hers, stuffed it in her bag, and went to catch her flight.
- elkabong 10y agoThat 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)?
- manojlds 10y agoAre you not required to remove laptops from sleeves while sending through the scanner?
- orph4nus 10y agoNo you don't. As a nomad I fly a lot, and I always leave my laptop in its waterproof bag.
- avian 10y agoAs a settler that travels ocassionaly I am often required to open or even turn on my laptop at the security check.
- djrogers 10y agoWhere 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)
- avian 10y agoEurope, mostly flying to/from Slovenia.
- toyg 10y agoTo/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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- georgestephanis 10y agoThere's a reason the first thing I do with a new laptop is add about fifteen assorted stickers to it. Very helpful at conferences and such when it comes to keeping laptops distinct.
- grkvlt 10y agoExactly! Also: never clean the keyboard or wipe off any coffee or marmalade spills; that way the thief will probably decide they don't want it after all, hand it back and go looking for a shiny, well looked-after one...
- cwilkes 10y agoI thought that ... So why isn't there a spare MacBook Pro laying around the security line? Hey, a name game: MacRoulette. You put your laptop through security with a bunch of others and you grab a random one. Practice safe computing and always have a backup.
- imtringued 10y agoBonus points for those who leave a note with their password between screen and keyboard!