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SITWAP: NYPD looks at ways to disrupt cell phones in case of a terrorist attack. -- (link)

Posted by TaurusII Jan 9 '09, 08:24

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/08/nypd-interrupt-cell-phone-service-event-terrorist-attack/ (www.foxnews.com)

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Noooooooooooo!!!!!!! -- nm - The Dark Knight Jan 9, 08:45
Just put it on the Alltel network. - HdnAgnda Jan 9, 08:31 1
- funny -- nm - zork Jan 9, 08:43
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How does that help? - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:26 34
- They Mumbai attacks were coordinate in real time by cell phone. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:27 12
  - oh, well, clearly we should ban all cellphones then. ;-) My position is that communication is inherently necessary to deal with incidents like that. - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:31 11
    - I disagree. The upside of allowing the public to communicate over cell phones during an attack is way outweighed by - TWuG Jan 9, 08:34 3
      - Pfffft... scenes of mass panic are fun! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:43
      - it's not like people couldn't trigger bombs remotely before cell phones. - mafic Jan 9, 08:38 1
        
        Cell phones make it easier. Doesn't require line of sight or being nearby with some other type of transmitter. Timers aren't as reliable. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:42
    - I disagree. Unless you are KSUTH, all you can do is make matters worse. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:33 6
      - *shrug* You can still provide intel, even staying out of the way. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:35 5
        
        Just what the authorities need, hundreds of calls from citizens during a crisis. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:36 4
        
        Think back to 9/11. A truck bomb supposedy hit a Federal building. Planes over Ohio were supposedly part of the attack. - TWuG Jan 9, 08:41 1
        
        And disrupting New York calls would have still allowed those calls to happen. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:43
        
        it's not like the 911 operators have another job to do. they're basically emergency services call screeners. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:39 1
        
        Screening 100 calls is much different than screening 1000 calls or 10,000 calls. They sure as hell don't need to be - TWuG Jan 9, 08:44
- erm, let me rephrase the first sentence: - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:27 17
  - there's also the fact that nefarious devices can be triggered via cell phone - znufrii Jan 9, 08:28 16
    - or anything that can send a signal. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:35 6
      - Part of the point is that it is the easiest asset for them to use without drawing notice. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:37 5
        
        so the ease of detonating bombs remotely has now gone from unbelievably easy to just incredibly easy. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:42 4
        
        If you see a guy holding a detonator, you kinda know what is up. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:44 3
        
        how about a car alarm remote? -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:49 1
        
        Requires proximity. A guy in SF can remotely cset off a bomb anywhere in the world using a cell phone. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:52
        
        I want my phone call. -- nm - The Joker Jan 9, 08:48
    - Hrm. Yes, that's true. So this plan would help mitigate the risk of a movie-style plot with manually-sequenced detonations. - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:34 6
      - Landlines would still be active. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:40 2
        
        which is really great for the people who don't have one. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:43 1
        
        I have little sympathy for those people. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:01
      - You use "movie style dismissively. Remember that a TV episode showed to potential for a commercial jet being flown into the WTC as did at least one - TWuG Jan 9, 08:38 2
        
        problem is that it's at best reactive. things have already gone haywire once the network goes down. - mafic Jan 9, 08:48 1
        
        Walkie talkies require proximity. The Mumbai attack was directed from Pakistan through cell phones. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:53
    - Like Domino's. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:30 1
      - Word. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 08:30
- Alternate communication sources would be utilized. Police radio, etc. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:27 2
  - So ... you buy that citizens don't deserve the right to communicate with each other in a crisis? - Beryllium Jan 9, 08:29 1
    - Agreed, for that type of attack. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:31

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