Sri Lanka to ban phone sharing in order to thwart terrorist activities
We've seen countries institute some pretty weird regulations when it comes to wireless handsets, but this one is apt to seem patently absurd to anyone outside of (and possibly within) Sri Lanka. Government officials are reportedly gearing up to implement legislation that would require handset owners to "to carry a certificate of ownership at all times when carrying their phone around." The new law will hopefully cut down on some terrorist activities that have apparently been going on, but it will also inconvenience quite a few innocent citizens as well. Ah well, at least locals can legitimately ask their mooching friends to get their own without sounding all snobbish.[Via textually]
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backbeat @ Aug 1st 2008 11:07AM
'Liberty' at the end of a barrel is quaint, isn't it?
http://i.pbase.com/g3/42/626142/2/56563001.crw_391601.jpg
Bush/Cheney/McCain/Wolfowitz/Perle's single greatest export.
Raj @ Aug 1st 2008 2:54PM
Wonder what the mobile penetration is in Sri Lanka. This sounds like a way to drive up sales of mobile phones & services.
Peter F @ Aug 4th 2008 4:35PM
props for the dog pic.
[Officer walks up]. [You drop the phone] "It's the dogs phone, i'm just holding it up for him...."
Madz @ Sep 10th 2008 8:50AM
Where on earth did you hear this :S I live in Sri Lanka and I travel around the security zones, I've never been asked if I'm using my own phone and the phone I am using is registered under my mum's name. I'm sure the police has better things to do than check your phone registration. What a slow day for the blogsphere :P