Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:06:54 -0700
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Subject: Survey on putting electronics in checked airline baggage
[ Please distribute widely, as considered appropriate ]
I’m conducting a little unscientific survey on whether or not airline
passengers are willing to place their expensive or important
electronic equipment in airline checked baggage (whether “locked” or
not, but on most flights unlocked will be required), and how this
would affect their flying patterns.
With the above as preface, there are three questions:
1) Are you willing to place all of your significant electronic equipment
(including laptop or other computers, cellphones, DVD players, iPods,
etc.) in checked baggage for airline flights?
2) If you are required to place such electronic equipment in checked
baggage, would it have a significant negative impact on your willingness
to fly?
3) Do you mainly fly for business or pleasure?
I will only publish aggregated statistics from this survey, unless
individual persons specifically note that their responses may be
released publicly.
To participate in the survey, please e-mail a note (or simply
forward this message) with your responses to:
baggage@vortex.com
Only a one word reply is necessary to each of the questions
unless you wish to add comments, which are invited.
Thanks very much.
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com or lauren@pfir.org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
– People For Internet Responsibility – http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, IOIC
– International Open Internet Coalition – http://www.ioic.net
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum – http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren’s Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com
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My answers:
1) Are you willing to place all of your significant electronic equipment
NO
2) If you are required to place such electronic equipment in checked
YES
3) Do you mainly fly for business or pleasure?
SINCE 9/11, BUSINESS ONLY. AND, THEN ONLY WHEN UNAVOIDABLE!
As a Libertarian, I think the expansion of government is a bigger threat than “terrorism”. The terrorists can only kill us; the government can enslave us “for our own good”. Then, they rob us (taxes). And, then they kill us.
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But, then anyone who’s read this blog, could have guessed those answers!
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