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Article #218Re: COMPUTER DISKS THRU AIRPORT X-RAY ? ASAP
From: Steven Bellovin
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 15:47
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 15:47
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In article <pkershaw-270792112759@192.94.50.51>, pkershaw@dce.com (Peter Kershaw) writes: > It has been known for years that xray has harmful effects on magnetic media > and print film. Umm -- I've never heard that x-rays, per se, affect magnetic media, at least at the levels customarily used for screening. However, the magnets in the x-ray machine and/or the conveyor belt motor are another matter. > Consequently, I > never allow any "mission critical" items to be passed through airport xray, > but insist they be hand checked. U.S. rules permit this option; I don't think this is true everywhere in the world, though. Your mileage (or rather, your kilometerage...) may vary...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!darwin.sura.net!mips!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!ucbvax!ulysses!ulysses.att.com!smb From: smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin) Newsgroups: comp.security.misc Subject: Re: COMPUTER DISKS THRU AIRPORT X-RAY ? ASAP Message-ID: <17012@ulysses.att.com> Date: 28 Jul 92 15:47:51 GMT References: <15844@pitt.UUCP> <pkershaw-270792112759@192.94.50.51> Sender: netnews@ulysses.att.com Lines: 15