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Laptop Travel Damage - Who's at Fault?

Posted by Cliff on from the yet-another-price-of-increased-security? dept.

Denagoth asks: "Due to increased security measures, airport personnel are now directly handling everyone's laptop, PDA, and other electronic gizmos. Who is at fault when (not if - but I've been lucky) an airport employee drops, damages, (or even worse) loses one of these devices? Has anyone had any experience in this area and are there any legal precedents to fall back on?"

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  1. talk to a laywer by Naikrovek · · Score: 5, Funny

    don't ask legal questions of people who get in fights over brower preference.

  2. Why worry about it? by zulux · · Score: 3, Funny

    The chances of anthing dreadfull happening to your toys due to employee bungeling is so remote as to be laughable. Especially considering the very real possiblinty of having your expensive toys stolen by a somebody who isen't an emoloyee. Worry about that.

    Now to protect yourself from theft: Disguise. Buy a shitty looking backpack and use it to store your electronic goodies. Inside my backpack is a digital camera, Iridium phone, cell phone, laptop, noise canceling head-phones, Psion, MP3 player and possibly a GameBoy. A fine catch for any theif - and yet I draw hardly a glance. The stupid executive type with his six year old trackball Toshiba in a old "leatherette" Compaq case is just begging for a stealin'.

    If you're really paranoid - grab a Thinkpad with a quick-removable hard-drive and carry the drive in your pocket. Data is far more valuable the money. My output during my travels is small enough to fit on a 128MB SmartMedia card that slips into my wallet.

    Oh, bring a pack of cards. You woulden't want to smash your laptop during turbulance by playing solitare on it and letting if fall to the ground when then plane jumps up 3 feet and you forgot to buckle your seatbelt.

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  3. Re:Legal advice from slashdot? by drudd · · Score: 3, Funny

    If someone else broke it, yeah!

    Doug

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