October 13, 2004
Right to silence?
Pressure grows to allow mobile phone jammers in the UK, reports the BBC.
"Blocking technology is cheap and easily available, but such devices are illegal in the UK. Could that be about to change?
Supporters suggest the benefits could also extend to hospitals, schools and other buildings where daily business is regularly upset by chiming mobiles.
Police and security services have also seized on the technology, using jammers to prevent suspects communicating. And with mobile phones being used to trigger bombs, as happened in the Madrid attacks in March, there is a clear argument that they could help prevent terrorist attacks.
Instead of electric jammers, the solution could be "wallpaper" containing complex metal patterns which block some signals but let others through. Its use is a legal "grey area" in the UK".
Related articles:
-- Cell Phone Jammers Authorized in French Theaters
-- Writing is on the wallpaper for noisy mobiles
-- Italy School Foils Cheats by Blocking Phone Signals
-- Cell-phone jammers may soon be all over
-- Crossed signals over jail mobile phone jamming
-- Cell phone jammers in US librairies?
-- Do American hotels use cell phone jamming devices?
-- Mobile Phone jame scam in Scottish hotels exposed
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2004/10/005686.htm
| Tweet |
