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WHY?

• deleted 10y ago
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• elthran 10y ago
  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
  • tomtoise 10y ago
    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. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13919760 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13919760
    • vthallam 10y ago
      But you already have to scan the electronic devices at the security right. how is this different?
    • arkitaip 10y ago
      Don't you think that odd considering if only affects certain airlines?
  • LordWinstanley 10y ago
    You forget option 3, which is nearly always the case: 3) US says jump. UK says "how high"?
    • HalfwayToDice 10y ago
      cringe
• kijeda 10y ago
  Possibly a thinly veiled way of getting back at gulf state airlines for their business model? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/21/trump-wont-allow-you-to-use-ipads-or-laptops-on-certain-airlines-heres-the-underlying-story/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/2...
  • fredley 10y ago
    Isn't this the business model of all national airlines?
    • mattnewton 10y ago
      Our national airlines don't use the Middle East as a hub.
• rocky1138 10y ago
  0. They probably know of a specific attack that we don't, thanks to intelligence gathering. 1. It's much easier to install rootkits on devices when it's in checked baggage.