Cell Phones Pose Prison Challenge In Wireless-Happy Sweden

Over in Sweden, the problem of prisoners using smuggled-in mobile phones has become such a big issue that the government will now let prisons set up jamming equipment, blocking the ability to use mobile phones within their prisons. Otherwise, mobile phone jamming equipment is illegal. The article also mentions other nations where jail-based mobile phone use is becoming an increasing problem. Of course, what’s going to happen in the future when we all have mobile phone embedded in our ear already?


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