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One explanation I haven't heard, is that this is about the idea that somebody could hack a plane from the passenger compartment. There doesn't even have to be e
by captainmuon 10y ago
One explanation I haven't heard, is that this is about the idea that somebody could hack a plane from the passenger compartment. There doesn't even have to be evidence of a concrete plan - it would be enough for someone who knows about these kind of attacks to get the ear of somebody influential in the government, who then proactively enacts this ban. (The hacking story might be a good pretext to convince people internally, while the real motivation might be economic.)
- alistairSH 10y agoBut, that has the same problem as the "hollow laptop is a bomb" scenario - terrorists can simply route through a major European hub to avoid the ban.
- gommm 10y agoIn that case they could just do it from a phone... Honestly, the only reason I can see that makes sense is that it helps American airlines and is going to cause significant losses to the big Middle Eastern 3 airlines.. Any argument regarding security can be countered by just taking a flight that routes through Europe
- alex_anglin 10y agoAssuming that is the case, then a smartphone would be able to as well.
- Willamin 10y agoThis (and the whole "airplane mode" issue) could easily be solved by a few things. 1. Adding a faraday cage around the passenger sections of the plane would stop wireless connections from passengers to the panes main systems. 2. Completely separate the passenger systems from the plane systems - not unlike separating a monolithic application into a few smaller applications.
- bitwize 10y agoAdding a faraday cage would cost money and weight.
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