Re: Your computer data and the crossing of (any) international borders
Rick Moen <rick-IyCrq+X4Fdq2oZ/[email protected]>
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Belatedly found better information on this bit: > http://livefromalounge.boardingarea.com/2017/03/20/complete-electronics-ban/ > > [TSA] will prohibit the carriage of any electronic or electrical > devices on board a flight which is supposed to depart or arrive from the > United States of America. The ban will be in effect from March 21, 2017, > and seems to be applied on 13 carriers across the Middle East. > > 'On board', here, means carry-on, so all electronic devices would need > to go into checked luggage -- our of your custody and out of your sight. > (As the article points out, if true, this new regulation also creates a > significant Catch-22, because USA regulations already prohibit having > any Li-Ion battery in your checked luggage. So, now you may not have it ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > as a carry-on item, either?) Correction: _Spare_ Li-Ion batteries are banned from checked luggage. Installed batteries attached to devices they run, if otherwise permitted, are fine. https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/Airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf