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发帖数: 1034 | 1 TSA Will Require All Passengers On Some USA-Bound International Flights To
Turn On Phones To Prove They Aren't Bombs
Posted by Ryan Whitwam in News
Travelers passing through TSA checkpoints are sometimes asked to turn on
electronic devices like laptops and phones, but that's about to be mandatory
for passengers on direct flights to the US from certain overseas airports.
This is part of the enhanced security measures recently ordered by Secretary
of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. If your phone (or some other device)
doesn't turn on, you'll have to leave it behind.
When the TSA asks for a device to be turned on, they're really just making
sure it's not a bomb in disguise. The idea is that if you were trying to
smuggle a bomb onto the plane inside a hollowed out phone, it wouldn't still
act like a functional phone. While that's probably true, it's certainly
possible someone could figure a way around that. So now the terrorists will
have to find other places to put all those bombs.
If you can't power up a device when trying to board one of these
international flights, you won't be allowed to take it on the plane. You
either miss the flight, or leave the device behind. Anyone with a dead
battery will also be subject to "additional screening measures." Have fun
with that. You might want to travel with an external battery, just in case. |
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