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can see this admin breaking the law and using this tech for their own benefit, easily. But I haven't heard of any GOTV teams complaining of their cells being rendered unuseable. (Hope that isn't happening) The creepier thing in that article is that the technology allows users to covertly use target cell phones as bugs! Thanks for the interesting link!
"Last year, during a visit to Israel by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Netline signed an agreement with Santa Cruz's Life Safety Systems to provide specialized terrorism-response equipment to U.S. federal, state and local agencies, government departments and military clients. "Cooperation between the two companies will increase system's availability while significantly shortening delivery response times to US distributors and governmental end-users who need these solutions deployed on short notice," said Te'eni.
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While it's illegal in the U.S. and in Israel for the jammers to be used by private parties, Netline's Haim-Cayzer thinks it's only a matter of time before Americans become as fed up with distracting cell phone noise as the Mexican priests have.
"Things are changing. France just passed a law allowing the use of cellular jammers in theaters and concert halls. We get calls in Israel all the time from theaters like Habimah and Hechal Hatarbut as well as from synagogues. And we even get strange phone calls from parents who want our device to make sure that when their teenager is up in his room, he's studying instead of talking on his cell phone," she said.
"Unfortunately, for us, the same laws apply in Israel as in the U.S. -- it's illegal for the private market. I guess it's a matter of privacy. The FCC doesn't want any person to be able to jam the cell phone of somebody else."
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