For all of you suffering from paranoia

[formercia]

or a well-founded fear of the powers that be:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7550832.stm

A new disposable mobile phone has been launched in France.

The ready-to-go phone is made by a company better known for its pens, razors and lighters. Wendy Urquhart reports.

[whistle]

1. I thought these already were here in the U.S.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. What a terrible idea.

You can buy a basic cell phone and have it unlocked for about sixty Euros. Why would anyone want one of these?

[hendo]

3. Umm, these already exist

all you need is a new SIM card, not a new phone.