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CANADA now reportedly considering banning all electronics bigger than a smartphone in cabins on flights from Mideast/ N Africa -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Mar 21 '17, 11:23

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https://twitter.com/FrankRGardner/status/844238772166414336 (twitter.com)

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The Robots are not going to be happy -- nm - decline Mar 21, 11:33
This is just a plot to get people to stop playing Zelda on flights. -- nm - Shaun Mar 21, 11:28 2
- Or an effort to sell stupidly large phones - JD Mar 21, 11:45
- "Our Happiness score was terrible, we need to get people off devices and talking to each other again." -- nm - Max Mar 21, 11:30
The quick joining of other countries has to mean this is based on new information, right? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 21, 11:26 10
- I don't see Canada joining this based on nothing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 21, 11:33
- It has that feel, unless it's based on agreed best practices implementation from a recent conference attended by the acting countries. - Max Mar 21, 11:29 6
  - Moving way too quickly to be a simple upgrade. This screams reaction to something found or something learned. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 21, 11:30 5
    - I'm leaning more and more toward intelligence but non-specific threat. i.e. they knew what AQAB wants to do, but not if they can achieve it yet. - ty97 Mar 21, 11:33 4
      - Clearly, laptops are evil. -- nm - Spawn Mar 21, 11:35
      - though why it is then only applicable until October 14 is a head scratcher -- nm - ty97 Mar 21, 11:34 2
        
        Compliance date for enhanced passenger screening/information sharing procedures of some sort for those airlines? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 21, 11:36 1
        
        Abu Dhabi already has DHS employees on the ground because they have TSA pre-clearance like Canada and Ireland - ty97 Mar 21, 11:40
- probably -- nm - Epiphany Mar 21, 11:28
- that's is my thinking yes -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 11:27

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