Security-friendly laptop bags: Worth it?
October 24, 2008 by Valerie HelmbreckPosted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Compliance, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Travel and entertainment
Road warriors who carry a laptop through airport security felt a surge of hope last year when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issue guidelines for carry bags.
The guidelines laid out specs for a bag users could leave laptops in for scanning. That raised hopes of faster checkpoint clearance with fewer hassles.
Who told TSA personnel?
Well, it was a nice idea. The problem: TSA doesn’t certify or otherwise actually approve bags.
To meet guidelines, bags must be either a single-item sleeve case or a butterfly-style or tri-fold bag with:
- a distinct laptop compartment
- no additional pockets, and
- no room for anything but a laptop.
But no matter how closely a bag follows the guidelines, TSA agents don’t have to let your laptop pass through in one of these bags.
Agents must assess the guidelines to let a bag pass, but really, what are the chances they will? Pretty darned slim.
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Tags: bas, laptop, scanning, security, Transportation Security Administration, TSA
April 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Great ideas, is there a place to elaborate on this all?