MacBook allegedly shot by Israeli security officers
When an American woman recently traveled to Jerusalem, she was allegedly questioned by border security guards about content on her MacBook. Lily Sussman said her computer was confiscated, and returned to her with three bullet holes in it.
She documented the experience and provided photos on her personal blog. Although the MacBook was completely destroyed, Sussman said she was able to remove her hard drive in-tact and retrieve all of her personal data.
She said she was provided with a form that included phone numbers and addresses of Israeli government officials that might help her get a replacement for her destroyed laptop. Officials she reached said she could expect compensation deliverable only to an Israeli bank account within a month.
She documented the experience and provided photos on her personal blog. Although the MacBook was completely destroyed, Sussman said she was able to remove her hard drive in-tact and retrieve all of her personal data.
She said she was provided with a form that included phone numbers and addresses of Israeli government officials that might help her get a replacement for her destroyed laptop. Officials she reached said she could expect compensation deliverable only to an Israeli bank account within a month.
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When an American woman recently traveled to Jerusalem, she was allegedly questioned by border security guards about content on her MacBook. Lily Sussman said her computer was confiscated, and returned to her with three bullet holes in it.
She documented the experience and provided photos on her personal blog. Although the MacBook was completely destroyed, Sussman said she was able to remove her hard drive in-tact and retrieve all of her personal data.
She said she was provided with a form that included phone numbers and addresses of Israeli government officials that might help her get a replacement for her destroyed laptop. Officials she reached said she could expect compensation deliverable only to an Israeli bank account within a month.
The MacBook must have thrown a stone at them.
blam blam blam!
I'm a PC-IDF.
The MacBook must have thrown a stone at them.
ironic.....destroying an apple.
Although the MacBook was completely destroyed, Sussman said she was able to remove her hard drive in-tact and retrieve all of her personal data.
I'd like to hear what their reasoning was to shoot the laptop. Are those "authorities" really that corrupt?
Amazing that the hard drive was in-tact. I call that luck!
I'd like to hear what their reasoning was to shoot the laptop. Are those "authorities" really that corrupt?
Amazing that the hard drive was in-tact. I call that luck!
Despite what you and the article's author have written, "intact" is a non-hyphenated word.
Corruption or incompetence could still come into play: the reasons for suspicion may have been insufficient. Or it may have just been bad luck: maybe some substance got on the laptop that triggered a chemical detector, or something.
It sounds like they started the process at once to get her reimbursed, at least.
Pretty crazy though!
I don?t know about Israel, but I know why laptops get shot here in the US: when there is suspicion that one may be a bomb. Shooting is a way to remotely detonate a laptop, suitcase, whatever.
Corruption or incompetence could still come into play: the reasons for suspicion may have been insufficient. Or it may have just been bad luck: maybe some substance got on the laptop that triggered a chemical detector, or something.
It sounds like they started the process at once to get her reimbursed, at least.
Pretty crazy though!
I would think that there would be a more proper disposal process if they were genuinely worried about a bomb. Something involving, I don't know, robots and blast chambers and stuff.
I would think that there would be a more proper disposal process if they were genuinely worried about a bomb. Something involving, I don't know, robots and blast chambers and stuff.
I agree, shooting a bomb ... mmmm that makes sense ... NOT! What if it were a traditional bomb that might be triggered by hot lead? My guess is the guard was PC fanboy
They surely read some blogs and some articles dealing with people that have been saved by their macbookpro; So they just decided to see if the unibody mbp was bulletproof. Or if you want to put it this way: if the MBP was bulletproof to the israeli bullets / forces.
I call this arrogance.
...typical.
I would think that there would be a more proper disposal process if they were genuinely worried about a bomb. Something involving, I don't know, robots and blast chambers and stuff.
Well, sometimes they let a robot do the shooting.
I guess you shouldn't try to use a macbook as armor...
I guess you shouldn't try to use a macbook as armor...
Methinks the MBP's aluminium unibody, as a soft metal, would be ideal for armor as it absorbs and distributes the impact energy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYIWfn2Jz2g
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I am not worried, because I will never visit a country as racist as Israel.
So it's possible they assumed it was altered to appear un-openable, thus holding explosive inside.
Good thing they missed the hard drive for her.
It could also be that the drive was Filevault-ed and they could read it, so they shot it.
They gave the computer back, so she could show it and make press, let the terrorists know they are watching.
Here's video of the Macbook with bullet holes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihXtbB-4GWw
Did you hear her discussion? You can tell from her accent that she's a Valley Girl. No wonder they shot her laptop. I'm surprised that she didn't flip her hair and say, "Oh my god."
Next the Victory Monkey Dance.