[IP] U.S. Air Force bans camera phones in restricted areas
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From: "Alan A. Reiter" <reiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 12:44:33
To:dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: U.S. Air Force bans camera phones in restricted areas
Hi Dave,
There's an article in "The Washington Post" about how the U.S. Air Force is
banning camera phones in restricted areas. According to a press release issued
by Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, the National Security Agency calls camera
phones "an unacceptable security risk to homeland security."
Frankly, it's no surprise that the Air Force -- or any other organization with
legitimate security concerns -- are banning camera phones. It's just a logical
extension of existing security policies.
The problem I see is when organizations and corporations without legitimate
security concerns begin banning camera phones because they think their
employees will act like jerks.
I wrote about the Post's article, as well as including the text of the press
release, "Camera Phones Pose Security Risk," in my Camera Phone Report Weblog
-- http://www.wirelessmoment.com/2004/02/us_air_force_ba.html
Alan
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