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Title: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: Clive on November 02, 2010, 21:46

The long-awaited ability to use a cellphone or Wi-Fi connection on an aircraft might become a casualty of the latest aviation security threat.

LINK (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19665-aircraft-bomb-finds-may-spell-end-for-inflight-wifi.html)

Title: Re: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: Simon on November 02, 2010, 22:01

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"There are many ways of coordinating an attack without using a mobile phone," says Aurélie Branchereau-Giles of OnAir, a company based in Geneva, Switzerland...

Yeah, but that doesn't mean they should allow another one.  People have lived without mobiles on planes for this long, and although I can see the business advantages of in flight WiFi, surely it shouldn't come at the cost of compromised security?

Title: Re: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: sam on November 03, 2010, 04:16

Quote from: Clive on November 02, 2010, 21:46

The long-awaited ability to use a cellphone or Wi-Fi connection on an aircraft might become a casualty of the latest aviation security threat.

LINK (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19665-aircraft-bomb-finds-may-spell-end-for-inflight-wifi.html)

thank f*** for that... cellphones on planes would just dry me insane!

Title: Re: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: Rik on November 03, 2010, 10:30

And we would notice how, Sam?  :o:

Title: Re: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: sam on November 03, 2010, 12:32

 :-\

Title: Re: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: Simon on November 03, 2010, 12:34

Mad scientist?  ;)

Title: Re: Aircraft bomb finds may spell end for in-flight Wi-Fi
Post by: Rik on November 03, 2010, 12:47

 :laugh: