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		shimon_e on April 1, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qatar airways to loan laptops to passengers to ove... Depends if there is extra screening before its checked. There was a theory amongst reddit commentators it was so some 3 letter agency can install tracking chips. If we are going to dabble in speculation we may as dabble in all of it.

aithoughts on April 2, 2017 | [–]

I disagree for a very simple reason: Screening is not being carried out properly.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/politics/tsa-failed-undercover...

I think we suffer from authority bias on this one.

the_mitsuhiko on April 1, 2017 | [–]

So you are suggesting the the US are deploying agents at airports in foreign countries? That sounds very unlikely and very hostile.

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