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Travel Managers Worry TSA Mobile Rules Could Compromise Sensitive Data

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Travelers flying to the U.S. from certain foreign airports may be asked to power up their mobile devices at security. Pictured, a women looks at her mobile phone and ponders pressing "Purchase" for an upcoming flight option.  Getty Images via Bloomberg

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If airlines and airports had adequate charging facilities for electronic devices then the new UK and U.S. rules on powering up electronic devices at security wouldn't be a big problem. As it is now, implementation and policies varies widely, leading to a ton of confusion.

Corporate travel managers in U.S. and Europe are "very concerned" about new UK and  TSA rules requiring travelers to power up electronic devices upon request at certain foreign airports that accommodate direct flights to the U.S. In an Association of Corporate Travel Executives email survey of travel managers, conducted July 10 to July 13, a greater percentage of U.S.-based travel managers (68%) than their European peers (57%) responded that they were "very concerned" about what would happen to proprietary information on the devices in the event they were seized. For example, what could happen to a contract, financial document or sensitive email if it were on an electronic device that was seized, whether it might eventually be returned or not? An additional 24% of U.S. travel managers and 29% of Europeans indicated they were "concerned" about proprietary

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