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Originally Posted by Lyn2012
I always have to take my reader out of the bag, and my iPhone 6 Plus as well - although the smaller iPhone 5 is allowed to stay in the bag. The whole procedure seems to be designed to inconvenience people and nothing else.
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I don't really think this is done to inconvenience travelers. I know that in the US there is a laboratory that experiments with devices to see what could be made into a dangerous device. For example, the one quart bag for your liquids is considered a safe size. A smaller iPhone must have been determined to be safe, but a larger phone to be a risk.
In the US, frequent travelers can pay a fee ($85 for 5 years) to be reviewed and considered as low risk, and have "TSA Pre-Check" added to their boarding pass; when you have this, the requirement to remove lap-tops, shoes, belts, light coats etc. is waived and you go through a special line that is usually shorter. It saves a bit of time. Sometimes the pre-check designation is added to my boarding pass even though I have not paid for it, most likely due to my travel patterns, age etc.
Given the recent history with terror attacks & threats, I will continue to take out what they ask me to take out, be prepared when I get to the airport for changes to the process and cooperate with the security personnel. I don't want to be the distraction that makes it easier for the bad guys to identify a hole in the system.