[At-Large] Travel tip

[Lance Hinds]

This is not entirely new. I experienced this while traveling during the
years right after 9/11. I was asked to put my laptop on quite a few
occasions. If the laptop was not charged we found somewhere to plug it in
just to make sure.

Lance


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:

> It can be summarized like this:
>
> If you bring an electronic device onboard, a TSA officer may require that
> you to demonstrate that you can use the device. This means that when you
> get to security, either the device must already be on (as most phones are)
> or can be booted in front of the officer.
>
> So the warning is to make sure that the battery of your device is charged
> before you go to security. If you are unable to start your device because
> of low battery, or if the battery isn't working, the TSA will not allow the
> device on the aircraft, you will have to leave it behind.
>
> It appears they are looking for devices that look on the outside like
> phones and laptops but do not function because they have ... other ...
> things inside.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7 July 2014 15:14, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <leonfelipe at sanchez.mx>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > As many of us travel to the U.S. from very diverse origins and for very
> > varied reasons, I thought it would be useful for you to know that
> enhanced
> > security measures are being put in place by the TSA and now seem to
> require
> > that all electronic devices are properly powered as powerless devices
> will
> > not be allowed on board the aircraft.
> >
> > This can be specially important since the next ICANN meeting will take
> > place in Los Angeles.
> >
> > Heres a link to the official statement:
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2014/07/06/enhanced-security-measures-certain-airports-overseas
> >
> > I hope the information is useful.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > León
> >
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