Why the U.S. Is Cracking Down on Gadgets in Airplane Cabins
Time|April 3,2017

AIRLINE SECURITY REQUIRES constant vigilance as terrorists’ tactics evolve with consumer technology.

Zeke J. Miller
Why the U.S. Is Cracking Down on Gadgets in Airplane Cabins

In 2010 an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen tried to slip a bomb hidden inside a printer cartridge onto a cargo flight bound for the U.S. Last year a Somali airliner was nearly brought down when a suicide bomber detonated a device concealed in his laptop.

To keep pace with the evolving threat, the U.S. government is cracking down on gadgets in the cabin. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on March 21 that it would require passengers on direct flights to the U.S. from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa to stow devices larger than a smartphone in their checked baggage. The new restrictions cover everything from laptops and iPads to cameras and handheld gaming devices.

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