<story><title>Laptops to Stay in Bags as TSA Brings New Technology to Airports</title><url>https://about.bgov.com/news/laptops-to-stay-in-bags-as-tsa-brings-new-technology-to-airports/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>seandougall</author><text>Yeah, it&amp;#x27;s always up to the whims of the underpaid TSA agent who happens to be there that day. Back when iPads were new, I got scolded for taking it out of my bag, and scolded for leaving it in my bag, by agents at the same airport on two trips a few weeks apart.</text></item><item><author>simonsarris</author><text>About a year ago I was at an airport (Boston? New Jersey?) outbound that had a sign or TV monitor saying &amp;quot;Great news, you no longer need to take your laptop out of your bag!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I read this sign as a TSA worker shouted every 30 seconds to the shuffling line about how everyone needed to take out all laptops, &amp;quot;ipads&amp;quot;, cameras, etc.&lt;p&gt;I wonder if it was a pilot program. Or more likely, just part of the constantly shifting fabric of pointless theater. I fully expect these new machines are primarily to sell machines, and not to fulfill any other purpose.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>chipx86</author><text>I actually got in trouble more for leaving a Kindle and a game system in a bag on my last trip than on the previous trip when I accidentally had a utility knife in my bag&amp;#x27;s pocket.&lt;p&gt;I was sure I was about to be detained for the knife, but they simply told me I could leave it there or exit the security line and mail it back to my house for a $15 fee. I took that mailer option, walked out of the line unescorted with a knife, filled out a mailing form, put the knife in the bag, and went through security again.&lt;p&gt;This most recent trip, I checked carefully for knives before heading to SFO. When I entered the line, they were low on bins. I started taking things out and asked if I needed to remove the Kindle and game system. The TSA agent said I could leave them in, so I did. By the time I got to the other end, I was pulled aside and questioned, as they checked for any suspicious residue on the devices. They eventually handed me the devices back and escorted me to the beginning of the line, where I had to go through all over again, this time with the Kindle and game system in a bin.</text></comment>
<story><title>Laptops to Stay in Bags as TSA Brings New Technology to Airports</title><url>https://about.bgov.com/news/laptops-to-stay-in-bags-as-tsa-brings-new-technology-to-airports/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>seandougall</author><text>Yeah, it&amp;#x27;s always up to the whims of the underpaid TSA agent who happens to be there that day. Back when iPads were new, I got scolded for taking it out of my bag, and scolded for leaving it in my bag, by agents at the same airport on two trips a few weeks apart.</text></item><item><author>simonsarris</author><text>About a year ago I was at an airport (Boston? New Jersey?) outbound that had a sign or TV monitor saying &amp;quot;Great news, you no longer need to take your laptop out of your bag!&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I read this sign as a TSA worker shouted every 30 seconds to the shuffling line about how everyone needed to take out all laptops, &amp;quot;ipads&amp;quot;, cameras, etc.&lt;p&gt;I wonder if it was a pilot program. Or more likely, just part of the constantly shifting fabric of pointless theater. I fully expect these new machines are primarily to sell machines, and not to fulfill any other purpose.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>warent</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s always so strange to me that people seem to consistently have bad experiences with TSA. I&amp;#x27;ve travelled more than the average person and have never had a bad experience with TSA. Maybe because I&amp;#x27;m a young white male?&lt;p&gt;Once I even accidentally packed a small toolkit in my carry-on rather than my checked luggage and they let me keep it!</text></comment>