[white-flame]

Another security risk that the article doesn't really get explicit about is tampering of your laptop to install [hardware] keyloggers and such. Just because it's in bubble wrap or whatever doesn't mean the authorities can't pick it out and do what they want with it.

As far as mitigation of all this paranoia and destruction of reasonable social & business order, I hope group charter flights become more widespread & affordable, avoiding all the bulk passenger plane nonsense.

[stinkytaco]

What is a group charter flight? It sounds like a euphemism for passenger plane.

[subway]

Scheduled services and Charter services operate under entirely different regulations (in the US, anyway). Part 135 carriers don't have to force all the nonsense on their passengers that Part 121 carriers do.

[pdelbarba]

I prefer part 91 but there's some serious overhead there. Also, intercontinental travel is kinda hard.