Originally Posted by
essxjay
How common is it for the laptop to be taken away (from one's possession/sight) for swabbing, rather than a swab being done and taken for evaluation elsewhere?
Never Ever let the laptop out of your sight!
All the swabs I've had done, the swab machine is in the same area, or they take you to the room with the machine.
TSA/FRA/MEL security have never actually touched my laptop apart from the swab thing, they generally just ask you open it/power it on etc