Originally Posted by
Toshbaf
But what good is it if your possessions are in view and you see your things being stolen? Just yell "STOP THIEF!"?
Perhaps one should put valuables, such as a watch, wallet, keys, inside the bag. For greater measure, chain to bags together so they are hard to steal. Carrying a cable is odd, though.
TSA would likely confiscate the cable thinking you will try to tie up the pilots who are behind a locked door.