[hummingbird]

I don't think so. If it's like the one my husband used to use, it's just synchronized with another computer that generates random, 10-digit numbers at regular intervals (every minute).

Could this be camouflaged to appear as an ordinary (& safe) computer "thingy" & actually be a component that could be used to assemble something in an airplane restroom? I remember some years back, ME guys coming over from Canada with boxes of Casio watches and other items...all items appeared harmless until someone said that if you took them and added a couple of other items, you'd have a nice bomb.

[Mrs. Xtrmst]

I don't know. I don't think it can receive information. I don't know. It's pretty sophisticated I guess, but I would think a remote unlock thingy for your car would be more useful as a device to do some damage. Those secure id cards are the size of a credit card and almost as thin. You couldn't really hide anything in it.

$.02

[Calpernia]

>>>>Could this be camouflaged to appear as an ordinary (& safe) computer "thingy" & actually be a component that could be used to assemble something in an airplane restroom? I remember some years back, ME guys coming over from Canada with boxes of Casio watches and other items...all items appeared harmless until someone said that if you took them and added a couple of other items, you'd have a nice bomb.

I have no idea if this was a camouflaged item on this particular plane/incident. But I wanted to add a memory refresher.

Pan American 747 had a bomb hidden implemented in a boom box/radio.