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My Thinkpad can be definitely modified to insert an explosive object and it is fairly innocent looking as no one knows whatever the device has in it. Of course
by n_ary 2y ago
My Thinkpad can be definitely modified to insert an explosive object and it is fairly innocent looking as no one knows whatever the device has in it. Of course the scanner will detect some mild traces of certain explosive chemicals if the inserted object is not correctly shielded.
- diebeforei485 2y agoAirport security knows what laptops look like under the scanner. Modifications will probably result in it being immediately flagged - increasing done automatically by the machines themselves. What is the likelihood that the manufacturer put explosives into your laptop? Very low, perhaps zero. Additionally, laptops have lots of other components - unlike pagers - that absorb some of the damage, so that can reduce the damage to things outside the laptop. There are also additional checks to laptops on international flights - they must turn on, for example. The purpose is to reduce the risk, not to eliminate it.