• 2016-03-17

A new report by Amnesty International reveals Kim Jong-un's repressive regime is tightening its stranglehold on use of phones and the internet North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad are being sent to political prison camps. A new Amnesty report reveals th...

• 2016-03-09

The organisers of the Paris International Air Show were forced to order aerospace companies appearing at the event to shut off devices jamming mobile telephone signals, they told AFP on Tuesday. On Sunday, as exhibitors were setting out their stalls at the Le Bourget aerodrome north of Paris, techni...

• 2016-03-02

The national broadband network will deploy next-generation 5G technology for internet users in rural and regional Australia, according to Liberal frontbench MP Paul Fletcher. Mr Fletcher will make the announcement as part of a speech at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai on Thursday, as a replace...

• 2016-02-15

An Australian-first trial of technology that will stop inmates from making calls from mobile phones they've illegally smuggled into jail has begun at a prison west of Sydney. A decade after it was first proposed, mobile phone jamming began at Lithgow Correctional Centre on Tuesday. Dozens of antenna...

• 2016-01-28

A body scanning chair that can detect a piece of metal as small as a staple hidden inside a body orifice is the latest piece of security technology to be introduced at Goulburn jail. The Body Orifice Security Scanner, or the BOSS Chair, is now in use at Goulburn Correctional Centre to help prevent t...

• 2016-01-28

Banning the use of cell phones when operating motor vehicles is a driving safety measure that has gained significant attention as more and more people talk and text behind the wheel. While cell phone use while driving can increase the chance of having an accident, there are several important drawbac...

• 2016-01-22

Langley Township Coun. Petrina Arnason thinks there should be limits on the use of smart phones and social media by council members during meetings. She’s in the minority, but she’s hoping the rest of council will come around once they’ve had a chance to consider the issue. Right now, there is no po...

• 2016-01-18

Cameras and sensors can scan large areas Signals can be 'spoofed' to allow operators to hijack it Drone can also be jammed to stop in functioning System can work out exactly where it is being controlled from They have begun a growing threat to airports, power stations and even public events. Now, Ai...

• 2016-01-08

The National Transportation Safety Board is advising Texas and all other states to ban the use of mobile phones by commercial drivers -- even those with hands-free devices. The recommendation by the NTSB comes after an investigation into a crash in Munfordville, Ky. A tractor-trailer driver crossed ...

• 2016-01-04

The Indian government has installed jamming devices in parliament to deactivate mobile telephones following frequent disruption of parliamentary proceedings by electronic beeps. A government spokesman said the decision had been taken after members repeatedly ignored requests not to use portable phon...