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New TSA Screening Restrictions On Electronic Devices

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:13:29 +0000

The TSA and DHS have been introducing new security screening measures for flights, given the (apparent) increased risk to aviation security, especially as it concerns explosives. While we’ve seen the TSA test some new screening practices on domestic flights, a majority of the changes so far have come in the form of added security on…

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Don Wayne — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:36:48 +0000

Typical government waste to make regulations that only harass the law-abiding citizen while covering up the incompetence of the TSA!

Roamingredcoat — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:57:43 +0000

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-steps-up-scrutiny-of-powders-in-carry-on-bags/ New ban.

John — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:02:00 +0000

Utterly STUPID. Time to shut down TSA. All they do is make things harder for the regular folks whilst missing anything a terrorist would actually do or bring with them. Besides, the terrorists can blow up a plane from the airport viewing areas with an RPG, without ever setting foot in a terminal.

Michael — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 01:16:28 +0000

In years gone by I laughed at the idea of having to turn on a device to show it was not dangerous. Now it sounds like that provision is back. Security theater of the absurd. Do we really think that someone who is sophisticated enough to put a weapon in a laptop's innards isn't smart enough to figure out how to allow the damn thing to turn on. When did "on/off" become a proxy for "dangerous"?

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:14:43 +0000

sd08, the agent can do whatever they like, it's called "using their discretion"

SD08 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:23:03 +0000

Interesting to see that TSA Precheck is supposedely exempt. Was at LAS last Friday on a flight to DFW with TSA Precheck and was asked to remove any electronics from my bag bigger than a cellphone. Everyone in the line was pretty taken aback. Don't know if it was agent that didn't know procedure or just one of those "random screening" deals.

Peter — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:40:58 +0000

This is the opposite of swamp draining!

Ralfinho — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:48 +0000

@schar, Lucky mentioned noise-canceling headphones which often are battery-powered. And those headphones are clearly electronic devices, aren't they? Nothing stupid about that. So it is like EU-lite? In Europe we have to take all electronics out of our bags and put them in bins separately. So even phones that are ... well ... not larger than phones ;-) Or cords. In Europe this has been practice for around three years now. My next flight won't be before October. Hopefully we (my +1 and I) will get PreCheck again. Since TSA's first announcement a few years ago that access to complimentary PreCheck will be restricted we are 100%.

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:57:25 +0000

This is really nonsensical. You can get stuff to kill someone after you get through security