Yes, I was kicking myself for not putting a sticker on it. I didn't mention it in the article, but I was going through security with my young child, so it was a bit of a hectic situation to begin with.

I was going to post the same thing.

A moral of the story is: put a sticker on the cover of your laptop. Similarly, a bit of flagging tape[1] on luggage isn't a bad idea. Having an expensive and precious belonging that looks exactly the same as an uncountable number of other people's belongings is, on the face of it, unwise.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagging_(tape)

> don't let your belongings out of your sight at the airport.

I try extremely hard to do this, but last time I flew it was chaos at the x-ray, and my laptop got way ahead of me, and was sitting on the other side for at least a few minutes before I was able to get through and get it.

Sometimes, there is nothing you can do.

I came looking exactly for this comment to vote up. I am 50 and I sicker up my laptop like a middle-schooler's trapper keeper.

Better yet, don't use hardware backdoored at the factory.