A ‘certain four-letter word’ sparked a security incident.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47299437

United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple Redditors claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth. According to one poster, […]

  • Atomic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    particularly in discussions surrounding the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

    Despite popular belief, the world is a lot bigger than just the US, and any airline from across the world would have done the same upon the discovery of a device called “bomb”

    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I’m not sure what makes you think I was talking about the US in particular. I’ve never been to the US. Unfortunately, their ludicrous practices have proliferated, probably due to them requiring the same practices at origins of flights headed there.

      • Atomic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        I’m not sure what makes you think I was talking about the US in particular.

        So you did not read the link you sent? Which spoke extensively about the theatrical practises of the US TSA.

        Fantastic.

          • Atomic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            You say you’ve never been in the US. But i have, and I’ve flown both inside and internationally in and out of US. And I strongly disagree. European airports are not the same. They do not look the same.