[conspire] Your computer data and the crossing of (any) international borders

[Rick Moen]

Belatedly found better information on this bit:

> http://livefromalounge.boardingarea.com/2017/03/20/complete-electronics-ban/
>
>   [TSA] will prohibit the carriage of any electronic or electrical
>   devices on board a flight which is supposed to depart or arrive from
>   the
>   United States of America. The ban will be in effect from March 21,
>   2017,
>   and seems to be applied on 13 carriers across the Middle East.
>
> 'On board', here, means carry-on, so all electronic devices would need
> to go into checked luggage -- our of your custody and out of your
> sight.

> (As the article points out, if true, this new regulation also creates a
> significant Catch-22, because USA regulations already prohibit having
> any Li-Ion battery in your checked luggage.  So, now you may not have it
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> as a carry-on item, either?)

Correction:  _Spare_ Li-Ion batteries are banned from checked luggage.
Installed batteries attached to devices they run, if otherwise
permitted, are fine.

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/Airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf