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Sri Lanka bans phone sharing

 srilanka.jpgOh, those pesky terrorists - always ruining things for everybody else.

First it was bottles of liquid on planes, then t-shirts with guns on them and now the Sri Lankan government is cracking down on people sharing mobile phones.  Honestly, the next thing you know they will be stopping innocent people from carrying perfectly explainable alarm clocks and bundles of wire.

The Sri Lankan government reckons that  if you lend someone your mobile phone, there is a non-trivial possibility that they might use it to organise a terrorist attack or set off a roadside bomb, before handing it back to you with a grateful smile.

To prevent these - somewhat unlikely - events the Sri Lankan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority  will require mobile users to carry certificates of ownership for their phones and to provide proof of identity before buying a new phone.

It will also be illegal to  let anyone else use your mobile, lest you enable them to

No idea how effective this be in the old War on Some Terror, but it does sound like a great way for a government to stamp out anonymous communications.



Terrorism versus the BlackBerry: RAPID Medical Response to WMDs

RAPID WMD 2Judging by the RSS feeds from Handango’s new release lists, the medical community must be addicted to the CrackBerry more than any other professional group. In the last couple of days, the applications site has added almost 20 medical-related downloads for BlackBerry users, with over 200 downloads available in its Medical section.

Nestled among the newbies we spotted Skyscape’s RAPID Medical Response to WMDs, which seems to be a terrifying list of terrorism-related issues, illnesses and equipment. So, erm, if you’re in the market for a portable guide to WMDs, head over to Handango and purchase this one for just under $25 (£12.50).