[Question Mark]

I suspect that whether or not you have to take an ereader out of the bag and place it on the tray is entirely at the discretion of whoever is doing the security check. Thus, different people might have different experiences at the very same airport on the very same day.

A few years back, I had a stubby screwdriver confiscated from me while pre-clearing American customs at Toronto airport. I had it with me to screw some wheels back onto a homemade dolly once I got to my destination which was Japan. I was just transiting through the US.

I was told "No tools are allowed." Had it been a full sized screwdriver, I might have understood. I could probably have done more harm with a chopstick than my stubby little screwdriver. But I surrendered it nevertheless.

However, on my return flight, I made sure to have another stubby screwdriver with me. No problems clearing security in either Japan or when transiting through the US airport back to Toronto.

Some security personnel are just a little more zealous/anal/incompetent/self important than others.

However, given that some people are clearly forced to put their ereaders into the tray and that the static buildup could be a potential, if very infrequent, problem, it would be nice to know if there were anything one could do to protect one's ereader while complying with such a request/demand. For example, would putting the ereader in some kind of clear vinyl bag perhaps help to protect it?