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Author:  pcernie [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:34 pm ]
Post subject:  UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23782136

I'd suggest the guards are a big part of the problem too...
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
They could always remove power points so that there is no where to charge them.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
Err.. this may be an obvious question but.. why would someone in prison have a key fob?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
jonbwfc wrote:
Err.. this may be an obvious question but.. why would someone in prison have a key fob?

I think that the purpose is to be able to get them into the prison and being small they will be harder to find once in.
Author:  big_D [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
I would have thought a prisoner needs a car key even less than he needs a mobilephone... I would have thought it was more a case of trademark infringement than anything else, if they are using the logos, I can't see Bentley, BMW etc. Letting them use the logos.
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
Amnesia10 wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
Err.. this may be an obvious question but.. why would someone in prison have a key fob?

I think that the purpose is to be able to get them into the prison and being small they will be harder to find once in.

Exactly. A visitor will have their phone removed but could slip this by security. They're a nice shape to hide anally too.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
JJW009 wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
Err.. this may be an obvious question but.. why would someone in prison have a key fob?

I think that the purpose is to be able to get them into the prison and being small they will be harder to find once in.

Exactly. A visitor will have their phone removed but could slip this by security. They're a nice shape to hide anally too.

Talking out of your arse again? :lol:
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
what you need is an 'security beacon' in the visitor's entrance (oh god...). When someone walks though it, any phone they have immediately starts ringing.
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
jonbwfc wrote:
what you need is an 'security beacon' in the visitor's entrance (oh god...). When someone walks though it, any phone they have immediately starts ringing.


Considering rubbish bins in London were able to follow phones...
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
paulzolo wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
what you need is an 'security beacon' in the visitor's entrance (oh god...). When someone walks though it, any phone they have immediately starts ringing.


Considering rubbish bins in London were able to follow phones...

Only ones with WiFi enabled. These are not smart phones, and with the low metal content they are hard to scan for unless actually switched on.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UK mulls ban on mobile phones which resemble car key fobs
JJW009 wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
what you need is an 'security beacon' in the visitor's entrance (oh god...). When someone walks though it, any phone they have immediately starts ringing.


Considering rubbish bins in London were able to follow phones...

Only ones with WiFi enabled. These are not smart phones, and with the low metal content they are hard to scan for unless actually switched on.

With then being designed with minimal metal and aerodynamic for insertion it seems like they are designed for prisoners.
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