Comments on: Another Reason to Back Up Your Laptop http://www.slaw.ca/2009/12/16/another-reason-to-back-up-your-laptop/ Canada's online legal magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:45:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edward Prutschi http://www.slaw.ca/2009/12/16/another-reason-to-back-up-your-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-709353 Edward Prutschi Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:33 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=15201#comment-709353 For obvious reasons, the Israelis are somewhat paranoid about packages that are left unattended in public spaces like airports(even if it iss their own action of pulling you aside for questioning that made you leave your bag - or computer - unattended). Many years ago on one of my trips to Israel, I was standing in line waiting to go through security when the unobtrusive man behind me suddenly pulled out a gun and started shouting into his earpiece in Hebrew. The airport evacuated in seconds. Within mere minutes, we were all returned to our various lines only to learn that the young girl in front of me had left her box of chocolates unattended. It had been blown up by security. Chocolate is a lot easier to replace than your laptop and data. Lesson learned. For obvious reasons, the Israelis are somewhat paranoid about packages that are left unattended in public spaces like airports(even if it iss their own action of pulling you aside for questioning that made you leave your bag – or computer – unattended).

Many years ago on one of my trips to Israel, I was standing in line waiting to go through security when the unobtrusive man behind me suddenly pulled out a gun and started shouting into his earpiece in Hebrew. The airport evacuated in seconds. Within mere minutes, we were all returned to our various lines only to learn that the young girl in front of me had left her box of chocolates unattended. It had been blown up by security.

Chocolate is a lot easier to replace than your laptop and data. Lesson learned.

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