What to Do If the Laptop Ban Goes Global

mirandakatz writes: The US is reportedly seriously considering a greatly expanded ban on laptops in airplane cabins. If that happens, computing on the road will get a lot more expensive, complicated, and risky—from the risk of device theft to people accessing your sensitive information. At Backchannel, Dan Gillmor offers up a comprehensive guide to staying safe if the laptop ban goes global, writing that "If and when this ban takes effect, my fairly frequent international travel is going to become considerably less convenient, disruptive for my work, and much riskier for my privacy. It’s also likely to become considerably less frequent, and the travel industry is in a well-deserved panic over people who are thinking that way."