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> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > Steve Sobol > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:25 PM > To: North American Networking & Offtopic Gripes > Subject: Re: London incidents > > > > Jim Popovitch wrote: > > > I think the world has shown that cellphones have been used > over and over > > to detonate explosive devices. Why wait for it to be proved again > > before doing something? AFAIK "Emergency Only" mode allows for 911 > > calls, > > And means nothing if power is cut to the cell sites and you > can't connect to > anything. Emergency mode only works where there is a signal. Good points. And thanks for not saying "Google said...". Independant sources are not listed in google. :-). [ObSecOp: FWIW, you can google how a cell phone can be used as a detonator and it does tend to demonstrate some thought on controlling cell signals as security policy...THAT is a good use for google.. -M< ] ObTechnoPoliButOffTopic: If the UK GOV makes a tacit denial of such an event that would hold more[1] credibility than them pointing at others saying they didn't do it. [1] Slightly more, depending upon how high up. -M<
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