Thursday, November 4, 2010

After Last Weeks Cargo Bomb Plot, You Can Forget About Using A Cellphone Or Wi-Fi On A Plane



Aircraft Bomb Finds May Spell End For In-Flight Wi-Fi -- New Scientist

The long-awaited ability to use a cellphone or Wi-Fi connection on an aircraft might become a casualty of the latest aviation security threat.

It was revealed on 29 October that parcels containing a powdered explosive packed in laser printer cartridges had travelled undetected on aircraft to the UK and to Dubai in the UAE. A cellphone connected to a detonation circuit could have allowed a terrorist to trigger an explosion by calling or texting the phone.

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My Comment: Oh my God .... that means I must now watch the in-flight movie.

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