The average monthly wage in China is $153. So quite a few people are carrying equipment that costs several times what some of the hotel staff earn in a year.
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Dave CROCKER <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 11/12/2010 7:09 AM, Scott Brim wrote: > >> Was it in Paris that laptops were being stolen from the meeting rooms? >> I recall wishing that room entry restrictions would be enforced. >> > > > and munich and stockholm. the latter was from under the seat while the > person was sitting there in the middle of a session... > > Any presumption of property safety in IETF meeting rooms is misplaced. > > Unfortunately, I do not, for one second, believe that checking badges at > the door changes this particular security exposure. > > As much as our group tone and longevity encourages the view of collegial > familiarity, in reality most of the 1200, or so, attendees are strangers to > each other. In most of the world, trusting 1200 strangers to keep one's > property safe is not especially rational. > > > d/ > -- > > Dave Crocker > Brandenburg InternetWorking > bbiw.net > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- Website: http://hallambaker.com/
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