<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by robinhood:
I wouldn't mind if they cut the lock off if they need to search it, but I would be furious if they cut the rings off the zipper. Now that people have had more experience with the new security procedures, maybe someone will have good advice. To lock or not to lock?</font>
I don't use a lock, I use plastic zip-ties. They can open it if they need to (which is true of any lock) but it keeps folks with sticky fingers from browsing around, and keeps it from opening by accident.
Throw a few zip-ties in your bag and you can travel around the world replacing it every leg of the journey. Plus that way you at least know if they looked in it -- which isn't necessarily true if they just use a master key and close it back up. That way i know to check if something is missing...