When the physical security of airline passengers is at stake, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a Plan B that gives an agency the option to destroy data if a breach is suspected? If that laptop hadn't turned up, or in the case that the laptop was stolen, breached and returned, the data contained within could make it easier for dangerous people to travel undetected. This puts anyone who travels by plane at risk.
Even full-disk encryption isn't a failsafe. The option to remotely destroy data seems like a reasonable one when it comes to people's lives.
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When the physical security of airline passengers is at stake, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a Plan B that gives an agency the option to destroy data if a breach is suspected? If that laptop hadn't turned up, or in the case that the laptop was stolen, breached and returned, the data contained within could make it easier for dangerous people to travel undetected. This puts anyone who travels by plane at risk. Even full-disk encryption isn't a failsafe. The option to remotely destroy data seems like a reasonable one when it comes to people's lives. http://pcsecurityblog.beachheadsolutions.com/2008/08/06/tsa-fails-to-secure-trusted-traveler-data/