[91786] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: New Laptop Polices
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Sat Aug 12 05:12:39 2006
In-Reply-To: <44DD560A.10506@uoregon.edu>
Cc: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:12:03 -0400
To: nanog list <nanog@merit.edu>
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On Aug 12, 2006, at 12:16 AM, joelja wrote:
> Fundamentally I don't see how changes in airline policy would have a
> significant effect in the steps required to secure a laptop against
> theft or tampering.
Because laptops are stolen / lost infrequently enough to allow
replacement measures to be non-trivial. Just because IT can replace
your laptop & its contents doesn't mean it's cheap, easy, quick, or
even possible when you are overseas.
If I have to replace the laptop at the far end of every flight I
take, the procedure must be essentially idiot proof and
instantaneous. That requires a lot more time, effort, money,
resources, etc.
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TTFN,
patrick
