I'd rather know. Ignorance is bliss and all that, but I'd rather know.
Especially, as it is, that I find the security theater of the TSA both absurd and to be a gross and unnecessary invasion of privacy. But I am faced with the alternative of simply not traveling, and being forced to choose between the two... well, like I said - to me, anyway, there's some small comfort in knowing this time, at least, some dignity remains.
I realize it may be illogical, but emotions often are.
"I love crypto; it tells me what part of the system not to bother attacking" - Drew Gross
"You stole my sweater!" "No we didn't."
They aren't going to replace the sweater. And if you're packing cameras or other valuables in checked luggage, you're a fool.
a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
adjective able or intended to deter.It's at least pretty good proof that these checks aren't random (which is truly a good thing).
I suspect it probably hasn't changed much.
The only odd thing I can think of is I have a tiny pair of pliers in one pocket due to an iffy zipper. I also typically put a laptop in there instead of carrying it. Maybe that combo sets something off.
If the case had a simple anchored fabric loop that the lock could be fed through, then this would keep the sliders in a fixed position. It obviously wouldn't stop the case from being opened, but it would stop the zipper from being re-meshed afterwards. I've seen this on a few cases and bags, but it doesn't seem common.
When I travel with a large snowboard bag I used to get one of these every single time. Presumably it was too big to fit in the security scanners so they were required to open it.
TSA employees looking to steal the contents of the bags might.
You might want to see this (opening a suitcase with a ball pen):
In fact he points that a mere nailcutter works fine for removing those too.
His main point is just that its not any better to bother with luggage locks and a zip tie can be even simpler.
Some by evidencing it.
Seals and zipties help evidence access, though not perfectly as the many references to ballpoint defeats of zippers on this article show.
[1] Not actually true, but I did bring home a set of lock picks from a conference once that had been wrapped as a gift, and they had been unwrapped by "somebody" (and no, there wasn't the TSA leaflet in my bag)
I regularly travel to conventions with a checked suitcase full of merch. I, and most of my vendor friends, have an ever-growing collection of these things. We all seem to just leave them in our bags for next time.
I mean, yeah, they don't have to be leaving it, but experience shows that they do.