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<http://weblog.infoworld.com/realitycheck/archives/2008/01/wimax_multihops.h tml> < WiMax multi-hops to hyperconnectivity | Reality Check | Ephraim <http://weblog.infoworld.com/realitycheck/> Schwartz Home | H-1B <http://weblog.infoworld.com/realitycheck/archives/2006/12/h1b_may_face_se.h tml> may face Senate vote > January 22, 2008 Bomb sniffing laptops and radiation detectors in your cell phone Filed under: None The news out of Purdue University that they are developing <http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080122FischbachNuclear.html> sensors which fit inside a cell phone that can detect radiation, and thus perhaps stop the detonation of a nuclear bomb by terrorists is a bit outlandish to my way of thinking. "It is meant to be small, cheap and eventually built into laptops, personal digital assistants and cell phones," says the press release. The idea is that the more people armed with radiation detectors the better chance we have of getting a terrorist before they detonate a device. "We are asking the public to push for this," said Andrew Longman, the system developer. The system is capable of detecting a weak radiation source 15 feet from the sensors. My bet is that like me, law enforcement agencies will think the idea is unworkable because of the number of false alarms these detectors will generate on a daily basis. The alarms will be so great that eventually the alerts will be ignored. I can imagine a crowd of angry citizens surrounding some poor soul, shaking their cell phones at him only because he happens to wearing an antique watch with a radium dial. In fact, don't most devices give off some amount of radiation, including television sets and PCs? What's next, bomb sniffing laptops? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
