Victoria Isley, a spokeswoman for the city tourism office, said she believed that Americans had learned to expect higher levels of security: "While visitors may have to cross the street to get to a location, most seem to be understanding".
Those visiting art institutions expect a certain level of security - by that I mean signs that say 'Don't Touch' and gallery guards.
Most probably didn't go in expecting any reasonable level of security or privacy to begin with.
"If this turns out to be a device planted by an ISIL operative or by somebody inspired by ISIL, then clearly we will have to look again at the level of security we expect to see in airports in areas where ISIL is active," Hammond told the BBC, using an alternate name for the militant group.
"As a result of this incident, we now have implemented even more stringent security screening procedures, and passengers can expect to see a heightened level of security at the airport," Mr. Carty added.
We need to demand the same level of security we expect of our laptops and smartphones with every "smart" device we allow on our networks — because, really: once you start packing things like CPUs and web cams and microphones into appliances, those appliances are computers.
Quality benefits mainly reflect the expected return in terms of an increased level of security and regulative compliance.
With more than 1 million people expected to descend on the San Francisco Bay Area, the level of security and surveillance is readying itself for the biggest national security event of the year.
"When you have a regulatory agency like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the N.R.C. regulates very well, they set standards in relation to the level of security that they expect," he said.
Given the level of security in Beijing, few expect more than occasional small incidents.
