Some of the comments only serve to show how ignorant and hoodwinked much of the traveling public is. (or just the public)
Originally Posted by Yokel#1
How about simply password-protecting the laptop? They can easily be set so you have to put in a specific password in order to use the laptop at all. If this wasn't done, then there is really no excuse for it. Given how much effort everyone goes through these days for security purposes, I have little sympathy for anyone who is so careless with it.
Originally Posted by Yokel#2
The laptops should have biometric fingerprint readers on them.
Originally Posted by Yokel#3
Maybe all these laptops should have fingerprint technology and other sensitive security features so that only a select few can even open or turn on the computer! This sounds like laziness on the pilot's behalf - storing it in an overhead compartment with passengers....maybe there was some plot here.
If I have the laptop, a password or fingerprint reader isn't going to keep me out of the hard drive. One of the first things I'm going to do is remove the hard drive, make an image of it, and then almost certainly break whatever sub-standard protection is on the hard drive, if there's any at all at that level. And the notion of yet another spooky "plot" shows that there is at least one pea-brained coward who should spend his time hiding under the bed instead of dreaming up "plots" every time someone mentions "airport" or "airplane".
Is there something in the water/kool-aid that alters cognitive thinking?