Secure Your Laptop For Air Travel
Monday August 14, 2006
The recent alleged terror plot foiled by British Intelligence has led to drastic changes for what sorts of things passengers are allowed to carry on planes with them. For flights to or from the United Kingdom in particular, laptops are no longer allowed to be carried on and must be checked with the rest of your luggage. Having your laptop bounced and jostled in the cargo cabin out of your site and protection opens a number of issues regarding its physical safety as well as the security and integrity of the data it contains. If you find that you must travel by plane and need to take your laptop with you, follow these Top 10 Tips To Secure Laptops For Airline Travel to help you make sure it gets there safe and sound.
Comments
Curious - if your “packed” laptop is lost due to lost luggage, is the airport liable for it and the information contained on it? I’m thinking “not”…
With the recent Heathrow Airport terror threats it is just right for security personnel to make sure that anything deemed dangerous; including cellphones, laptops, pda’s, etc… be included only through luggage. A recent advisory even included certain types of liquids and gels. If safety is the most important issue being considered then we have to respect their decision rather than suffer the consequences.