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[KSweeley]

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...arge-electronic-devices/?wpisrc=nl_amk&wpmm=1

If you’re planning to fly this summer, be prepared — new rules announced Wednesday mean that electronics larger than a cellphone will have to go in separate bins when you go through airport screening.

The Transportation Security Administration announced the change as part of the effort to strengthen screening procedures for carry-on luggage.

“It is critical for TSA to constantly enhance and adjust security screening procedures to stay ahead of evolving threats and keep passengers safe,” said TSA acting administrator Huban A. Gowadia. “By separating personal electronic items such as laptops, tablets, e-readers and handheld game consoles for screening, TSA officers can more closely focus on resolving alarms and stopping terror threats.”

The new screening procedures, set to go in effect over the next few months, are already in place at 10 U.S. airports, including Boston’s Logan International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. Under the new rules, travelers will be asked to remove electronic devices larger than a cellphone from their bags and place them in separate bins for screening. TSA officials said the goal is to give officers clearer X-ray images.

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly said recently that travelers have begun packing more items in carry-on bags to avoid baggage fees. As a result, it has become more difficult for TSA officers to get a clear look at the contents of a bag. The new focus on large electronic devices is also fueled by concerns that terrorists may use such devices, including laptops and tablets, to conceal explosives. That’s part of what fueled the laptop ban put in place last spring. The ban was recently rescinded, but only for airports and carriers that meet new screening standards.

 

[Chille]

I had to do this last year when flying to NA anyway

 

[Trojita]

Thought I saw another thread on this a day or so ago.

This is a ploy to steal Switches.

 

[Jeels]

Wait does this include nintendo switches??

 

[Servbot24]

I thought this was already the case. I always have to take out my iPad and Switch.

 

[torre_avenue]

...They've been doing this for a while, now?

I feel like they've told people to do this for at least a year now.

 

[XenoRaven]

I've always had to put my laptop and any console I may be traveling with in separate bins without anything else in them.

 

[shira]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1411614

 

[Meffer]

Wait does this include nintendo switches??

The Switch itself is the same size as a small tablet so yes.

 

[zeemumu]

I think someone already made a thread on this and we all decided that was to punish Switch owners

 

[TheGrue]

I thought this was already the case. I always have to take out my iPad and Switch.

I just flew to Canada and back to the U.S. the other week and didn't have to pull out either.

 

[LewieP]

Terrorists are just going to respond by altering their tactics
https://youtu.be/yJn-Kr1E4HM

 

[Smiles and Cries]

they already been doing that to me for the past few months

always had to put my laptop and Switch in a bin

 

[greatestjediever]

I just flew to Canada and back to the U.S. the other week and didn't have to pull out either.

I fly back and forth between US and Canada on a bi-weekly basis and I've only had to take out my laptop. I mean, it's already slow because plenty of people tuck their laptops deep in the bowels of their suitcases or bags which slows everything down as they dig in there while remembering to go back for another bin because they forgot to take one for their laptop. I can only imagine what it'll be like when you double or triple that for people who carry multiple devices.

TSA better be ready with refilling those bins too, since they're gonna burn through them real fast.

 

[mattp]

they already did this for laptops, anyway (every laptop has to be in it's own bin. and sometimes ipads, depending on how the tsa agents are feeling)
not too big of a change, honestly

 

[Whompa02]

had to do this while returning to America from Doha. It's useless. They wrap your shit in a seran wrapped box...wow...I feel so safe...