News - Renewed terrorism threat may halt in-flight wireless

[HEXUS]

The potential to detonate explosives using wireless networks could nip airborne connectivity in the bud.

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[aidanjt]

*facepalm* *facepalm* *facepalm* *facepalm* *facepalm* *facepalm* *facepalm*

[pauldarkside]

How long until we're all sedated before entering the airport, trollied in and woken up at our destination?

[Platinum]

Hands can be used to detonate explosives, lets ban them!!!!!

[cameronlite]

Based on the amount of contraband that gets discovered at th airport (by chance) i think it would be safe to assume alot gets through.

Can't they just get better scanners for people and inspect baggage more carefully? Surely it wouldn't take that much more man power...

[Lee H]

How long until we're all sedated before entering the airport, trollied in and woken up at our destination?

Isn't that what most people do already? most people I know turn up at the airport , down a few beers and then stumble onto the plane for a sleep.

I can see us all flying naked in the next 10 years to stop the threats of the underpants bomber and other ingenious ways. I dunno, it's always the minority that spoils it for the majority isn't it.

[aidanjt]

I dunno, it's always the minority that spoils it for the majority isn't it.

You're more likely to choke to death on food than dying at the hands of terrorism.

It's just media sensationalising and politicians projecting the impression that they have any relevance by making themselves look like they're doing something vital for the people.

[Fraz]

Man hides bomb in shoe - shoes get scanned
Man hides bomb in liquid containers - no liquids allowed
Man hides bomb in pants - pants no-longer.... oh wait.

I wonder what will happen if a bomber decides to detonate a bomb in the huge queue of people waiting for the airport scanners? Will they ban queues at airports?

[BEANFro Elite]

Man hides bomb in shoe - shoes get scanned
Man hides bomb in liquid containers - no liquids allowed
Man hides bomb in pants - pants no-longer.... oh wait.

I wonder what will happen if a bomber decides to detonate a bomb in the huge queue of people waiting for the airport scanners? Will they ban queues at airports?

Now THERES an idea! Lol

[cameronlite]

The problem is that our population is stupid. Generally dim.

We can't think for ourselves and it sickens me.

[TooNice]

Isn't that what most people do already? most people I know turn up at the airport , down a few beers and then stumble onto the plane for a sleep.

I don't do that, and most of the people I know don't either. We may sleep - or not - it's sometime a chance to catch up on movies missed on release). It is kinda interesting to see how we surround with people that are more similar to us though: I recall some smokers commenting how most people smoked (just before the smoking ban was implemented).

[usxhe190]

I wonder what will happen if a bomber decides to detonate a bomb in the huge queue of people waiting for the airport scanners? Will they ban queues at airports?

+1. I like!

This will actually make companies think of ways to transact and interact with passengers with no queues!!

[nonstandard]

This will work for sure. I feel much better now, knowing that anyone planning to detonate a bomb on a plane using their BT/WiFi/SMS radios will be completely thwarted by the stewards telling them to turn their phones to aircraft mode. </sarcastic>
On a related note, I once spoke to a senior avionics tech, who said that GSM signals *do* potentially affect the instrument landing system of modern passenger aircraft. He (claimed he'd) tested it, watching the ILS glideslope indicator deflect when he turned his phone on close to the reciever.

[aidanjt]

He (claimed he'd) tested it, watching the ILS glideslope indicator deflect when he turned his phone on close to the reciever.

If the ILS hardware is so hopelessly buggy, shouldn't they.. oh I don't know.. fix it? It's not like they haven't had more than 40 years or something. :\

[miniyazz]

Certainly mobile phone signals can affect some medical equipment - ultrasound scanners for example. My phone will cause significant disruption to the reading when connected through GPRS/EDGE (HSDPA unaffected).

Anyway, how is using timers any less dangerous than using manual detonation?

[aidanjt]

Anyway, how is using timers any less dangerous than using manual detonation?

They're not, along with hundreds of different methods of detonating a bomb. This is just retarded reactionary crap.