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Batteries are the new bombs, so the TSA will require the removal of all electronic devices larger than mobile phones from carry-on baggage for additional screening:
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday it will impose new stricter security rules requiring airline travelers to remove all electronic items larger than mobile phones like tablets, e-readers and video game consoles from carry-on baggage for screening.
Prior rules required only laptops to be removed for separate screening. The new rules significantly expand the number of electronic devices that will need to be removed for screening and help government employees get a clearer view during X-ray screening.
TSA said the new rules have been in place in a pilot project at 10 U.S. airports including Detroit, Los Angeles, Boston and Phoenix, and will expand to all U.S. airports in the months ahead.
When does a mobile phone become too large? What about 6-inch "phablets"?
This will be great news for the photographers out there with multiple cameras and backup batteries.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Justin Case on Thursday July 27 2017, @12:56PM (1 child)
Dumkie always hated the smart kids, mainly because he didn't understand what they were doing. Dumkie never finished high school, and had trouble making more than minimum wage until he got hired by the TSA. Now Dumkie stares at a TV screen all day long, every day, bored out of his tiny skull.
Except once in a while, someone comes through the line that isn't "normal". Dumkie sees some electronic thingie he doesn't recognize. In a panic, expecting it to explode any second, he screams for the equally bored airport cops standing around with their loaded shotguns.
When the dust settles, Dumkie realizes he is merely in the presence of another smart kid, now grown up and making more money than Dumkie will ever see doing things Dumkie still doesn't understand. This, of course, must be severely punished. Now it is just a matter of figuring out how to settle the score.
But at least the TSA is keeping terrorists off the planes. And lions, too!
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday July 27 2017, @06:08PM
On the other hand if this keeps Samsung off the flight it might be the only non-theatric part of the security apparatus!