I think it will depend on the business or businesses. The businesses that send people all over the world in some work capacity are already realizing that the same work can be done without travel. Have you seen the Microsoft Cloud commercials? This is a trend, not a prediction or fantasy. If they have to start putting sensitive company assets in luggage, you can see where that will go. It generally isn't necessary to travel for what many people do. The businesses that will suffer are those who benefit from travel. Just my opinion. I don't want to say I'm an expert or get into any arguments about it. I'm just thinking as I type. It's a "conversation" and I'm open to the views of others.

I realize this is still up in the air. I believe that such a policy will hurt business travel and businesses in general, and it has nothing to do with cameras. Business travelers carry company owned laptops that may have sensitive information on them, and there may be software on them that allows users to connect to their work in order to be productive while traveling. My company tell us to maintain control of their assets at all times. If businesses don't allow their assets to travel in luggage, they may also realize that travel isn't really necessary at all. The work that their employees may do overseas can often be done from home through the internet through an encrypted connection, up to and including video conferencing. So when they take their employees off of the planes, it will hurt airline business and the economies of countries where they send them to spend money on things like food and entertainment, car rentals, hotels etc.

As for me personally, I throw my cameras into the equation. The last time I went to Europe last year, I traveled with a Nikon D810 and 4 lenses, a Canon Superzoom compact for backup, a dedicated camcorder, a laptop, a tablet and a GPS device, all in the same bag I carried on the plane, an investment of thousands of dollars that I can't afford to lose. Would the airline replace these devices if stolen by baggage handlers?

And then there is the issue of the lithium batteries in most of these devices. Airline pilots have said they are opposed to having large numbers of lithium batteries in the cargo hold. A Jet Blue plane recently had a lithium battery fire in the cabin, and they were able to put it out. They would not have been able to put out the same fire in the cargo hold. There was a case of an exploding headset that made the news a few months ago. It happened in the cabin of the plane, and they were able to put the fire out. I've seen luggage literally thrown out of planes onto the ground, and I wonder if the shock of that might cause damage to equipment and their batteries resulting in a fire later.

We don't know what will happen with the proposal to ban electronics from the cabin, but if they go ahead with it, I won't feel as safe on a plane because of the battery issue, and I definitely won't take so much equipment with me the next time I travel overseas.

I realize this is still up in the air ... And then there is the issue of the lithium batteries in most of these devices. Airline pilots have said they are opposed to having large numbers of lithium batteries in the cargo hold. A Jet Blue plane recently had a lithium battery fire in the cabin, and they were able to put it out. They would not have been able to put out the same fire in the cargo hold. There was a case of an exploding headset that made the news a few months ago. It happened in the cabin of the plane, and they were able to put the fire out. I've seen luggage literally thrown out of planes onto the ground, and I wonder if the shock of that might cause damage to equipment and their batteries resulting in a fire later.

We don't know what will happen with the proposal to ban electronics from the cabin, but if they go ahead with it, I won't feel as safe on a plane because of the battery issue, and I definitely won't take so much equipment with me the next time I travel overseas.

With respect to lithium ion batteries, I just took (on May 24th) a domestic flight on Delta Airlines. But at the kiosk where I obtained my boarding pass, a message was added announcing a new policy: all loose Lithium batteries must now be in carry-on baggage, i.e. none is to be in checked baggage.

I interpret this as a sign that the previous policy of permitting lithium batteries to be in checked baggage only if it was "paired" with its charger has not worked out.

That is exactly the point I was making. These new restrictions on electronics is imposed by airlines, not home land. And if it is lithium batteries that is the problem, then restrict the batteries; have them in the cargo bay. All one has to do is to remove the batteries and put them in the cargo luggage and have it checked as a boarding procedure. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out. The other thing is that there should be restrictions on the manufacture of these batteries so the exploding does not happen; again, not needing a brain surgeon to figure this one out either. We all know that it is certain brands that are doing this and others that are not. Don't fall for all the programming BS that the government and corporations are pumping into us with their lies. Nobody lies more than government, big business and the medical world.

If you read the articles in the links I provided, lithium batteries may be more dangerous if transported in the cargo hold. There would be no way for a fire from a lithium battery in the cargo hold to be extinguished. The plane will probably go down.

Every modern electronic device uses these batteries. Ban them and no one will be able to travel and take their devices (phones, laptops, tablets, cameras etc.) with them. I don't think that they have any foolproof way of finding explosives in luggage without opening every piece and hand inspecting everything they find. They should be able to scan and hand inspect these devices when they screen the carry on items.

I think it will depend on the business or businesses. The businesses that send people all over the world in some work capacity are already realizing that the same work can be done without travel. Have you seen the Microsoft Cloud commercials? This is a trend, not a prediction or fantasy. If they have to start putting sensitive company assets in luggage, you can see where that will go. It generally isn't necessary to travel for what many people do. The businesses that will suffer are those who benefit from travel. Just my opinion. I don't want to say I'm an expert or get into any arguments about it. I'm just thinking as I type. It's a "conversation" and I'm open to the views of others.