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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuestion. Don't we have the technology to block cell phone and other comms from the hearing room?
In addition to banning phones from the Secure Room, can't we simply block signal transmissions?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Scoopster
(423 posts)someone from just taking pictures, notes or recordings then distributing them later when they can upload.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)be used as a recording device.
pandr32
(11,605 posts)The transmissions could still resume as soon as they were outside the blocking. I think this happens in hospital areas where sensitive equipment is used.
Am I correct?
Midnight Writer
(21,786 posts)pandr32
(11,605 posts)But from what I understand that data is not lost.
Clash City Rocker
(3,398 posts)Have you ever noticed that your cell phone often doesnt work in a hospital? Its because their walls are unusually thick and strong.
Wounded Bear
(58,693 posts)where radio waves are actively attenuated with metal mesh screens. Generally they'll have scanners to detect any transmissions originating in the room.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage
But like was said above, since modern phones are basically videocams, the ability to surreptitiously record the proceedings exists.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)The origin of the term "tinfoil hat" comes from people who have learned that "they" can't remotely screw with your brainwaves so long as your brain is encased in a conductive shell.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,821 posts)those aren't the problem so much as photographs and recordings that can be taken out of the room.