Some additional protections just fell into place prevented US Customs and Border Protection from searching smartphones without a warranty. While the ruling didn’t actually help the defendant who brought the case, and only applies to the Eastern District of New York where the case was brought, it may help set a privacy precedent. The case […]
The notebook travel ban may be lifted in a relatively short period of time. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said if security measures are increased at the airports in coming days and weeks, the restriction will be removed. Back in March, the United States banned electronic devices larger than a smartphone from the […]
This is a bit more encouraging. According to the BBC, flights from the Abu Dhabi airport are now being exempted from the ban imposed on notebooks and tablets in cabin baggage on certain US-bound flights, and the same now applies to two airlines flying from different airports … Per the article: Emirates has said the […]
The Department of Homeland Security may be expanding its notebook ban, forbidding notebooks in the cabins of all flights from Europe to the United States. News of the expanded ban, which could be announced as soon as Thursday, came from European security officials. Passengers flying from Europe to the United States may need to store […]
The U.S. ban on notebooks and tablets in the cabin of certain inbound international flights may be extended to European countries, including the UK. Any electronic device larger than a phone would have to be placed in hold baggage. The ban, which currently extends to flights from 10 airports, mostly from the Middle East and […]