N. Korea Bans Mobile Phones for Citizens (Reuters)
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N. Korea bans mobile phones
N. Korea bans mobile phones
06/04/2004 04:20 AMNo 3G for you lot, then
Ever The Opposite Of The South, North
Korea Bans Mobile Phones
Ever The Opposite Of The South, North
Korea Bans Mobile Phones
06/03/2004 11:42 PM
Lots of folks know that South Korea was one of the
first out the door
with 3G wireless solutions, and has continued to be a leader in
the space. Their Northern neighbors are doing their best to be the
complete opposite, however. The Associated Press has a story today
about
Nor
th Korea banning mobile phones, but the background to the story is
a bit more interesting. I've written up a longer article over at
TheFeature that takes a quick look at
the small
rise and quick fall of mobile phones in North Korea. Before this
latest ban, the technology had really started to take off, despite the
repressive regime, as business men and government officials alike
found the ability to communicate better quite useful. It just goes to
show that no matter how useful new technologies may be in building up
vital government and economic infrastructures, repressive dictators
can bring it all to a stop very quickly.
Judge Bans 'Predator Paedophile' from
Internet and Mobile Phones
Judge Bans 'Predator Paedophile' from
Internet and Mobile Phones
01/16/2004 11:02 AMPA News via Scotsman Online Jan 15 2004 8:29PM GMT
British judge bans paedophile from using
Internet, mobile phones
British judge bans paedophile from using
Internet, mobile phones
01/16/2004 11:02 AMXinhuanet Jan 16 2004 6:26AM GMT
North Korea May Not Have Mobile Phones,
But They Have A Portal
North Korea May Not Have Mobile Phones,
But They Have A Portal
07/15/2004 05:11 PMNorth Korea was recently in the technology news for their
decisi
on to ban mobile phones from the country. However, it looks like
they're trying to figure out this whole internet thing, and are stuck
somewhere back in the nineties as they're trying to
launch their very own internet portal. It has
news, shopping and even free email, though the email part doesn't
actually work (remember: must not let people communicate). There
doesn't seem to be much internet infrastructure in North Korea, of
course, so the site needs to be run out of Germany instead.
Ex-GI Jenkins Phones Home After 40 Years
in N.Korea (Reuters)
Ex-GI Jenkins Phones Home After 40 Years
in N.Korea (Reuters)
07/13/2004 03:37 AMReuters - Charles Robert Jenkins, a former U.S.
soldier who Washington says deserted to North Korea in 1965,
has spoken to his family in the United States for the first
time in 40 years, Japanese media reported Tuesday.
N. Korea Wants Citizens to Be Tech-Savvy
N. Korea Wants Citizens to Be Tech-Savvy
12/25/2003 03:13 AMAP via Daily Press Dec 25 2003 2:44AM ET
North Korea wants tech-savvy citizens
North Korea wants tech-savvy citizens
12/26/2003 12:25 PMglobetechnology.com Dec 26 2003 11:17AM ET
Phone Firms Rush to Get TV on Mobile
Phones (Reuters)
Phone Firms Rush to Get TV on Mobile
Phones (Reuters)
09/10/2004 07:03 AMReuters - Europeans came a step closer to
having television on their mobile phones on Friday when two
groups of companies announced plans to push forward with
consumer trials and establish a standard for the technology.
Fast Phones Are Key to Mobile Music
Growth (Reuters)
Fast Phones Are Key to Mobile Music
Growth (Reuters)
05/29/2004 08:04 AMReuters - Although the fight continues
over how to divvy up proceeds from ringtone sales, all parties
do agree on one thing: The discussions mean nothing unless the
consumer comes to the table.
PluggedIn: Mobile Phones Aim to Take
Load Off Wallets (Reuters)
PluggedIn: Mobile Phones Aim to Take
Load Off Wallets (Reuters)
07/18/2004 07:27 AMReuters - Look inside almost anyone's purse or
pocket, and it probably contains at least a mobile phone and a
wallet bulging with bills, coins, receipts, credit cards, IDs,
train or bus passes and any number of membership cards.
The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones
The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones
07/21/2004 02:32 AMResearch and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004
Latin America - Mobile Communications Market to their offering [PRWEB
Jul 21, 2004]
T-Mobile Rings Up Music to Sell Download
Phones (Reuters)
T-Mobile Rings Up Music to Sell Download
Phones (Reuters)
06/28/2004 10:00 AMReuters - More of Europe's music fans will be able
to use their mobile phone like a digital music player as
Germany's T-Mobile (TMOG.UL) (DTEGn.DE) attempts to cash in on
the song download craze.
Israeli Ministry to Restrict Porn on
Mobile Phones (Reuters)
Israeli Ministry to Restrict Porn on
Mobile Phones (Reuters)
12/26/2004 10:43 AMReuters - Israel's Communications Ministry said
Sunday it amended licenses for mobile phone operators to
restrict access to pornographic services following complaints
that too many children were exposed to erotic material.
Hackers, Virus Writers Target Mobile
Phones (Reuters)
Hackers, Virus Writers Target Mobile
Phones (Reuters)
02/05/2005 09:41 PMReuters - Feature-rich "smart phones" are
proving to be nearly as dumb as personal computers when it
comes to fending off viruses, hackers and other security
headaches familiar to Internet users.
Report: North Korea bans cellphones
Report: North Korea bans cellphones
06/05/2004 01:00 AMThere are reports today that the government of North Korea has banned
mobile phones. Details are sketchy.
The country banned the use of mobile phones in late May, according to
reports quoting a North Korean official in the country's capital of
Pyongyang. The ban may be due to the deadly train explosion in the
country in April, which North Korean officials have said was triggered
by a mobile phone. Mobile phones have been used to trigger explosions
in other attacks across the world. (...)
By the middle of last year, the country counted 40 base stations and
about 1,000 users. North Korea has a total population of about 22.5
million people. In contrast, South Korea counts 35 million wireless
subscribers and a 75-percent wireless penetration rate (...)
Link, and BoingBoing reader Nym suggests
this new flag.
South Korea bans Internet images of
beheaded hostage
South Korea bans Internet images of
beheaded hostage
06/24/2004 06:22 AMNewIndPress Jun 24 2004 10:54AM GMT
Rumsfeld bans camera phones
Rumsfeld bans camera phones
05/26/2004 07:38 PMVia unmediated: ?MOBILE phones fitted with digital cameras have been
banned in US army installations in Iraq on orders from Defence
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, The Business newspaper reported today.?
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq
05/23/2004 09:15 AMNews24.com
Rumsfeld bans phone cameras
London - Cellphones fitted with digital cameras have been banned in
US army installations in Iraq on orders from Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld, The Business newspaper reported on Sunday.
Quoting a Pentagon source, the paper said the US defence department
believes that some of the damning photos of US soldiers abusing Iraqis
at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad were taken with camera phones.
"Digital cameras, camcorders and cellphones with cameras have been
prohibited in military compounds in Iraq," it said, adding that a
"total ban throughout the US military" is in the works.
via Smartmobs
The increasing reliance of this administration on secrecy is really
disturbing. When your government starts to strip the people of their
privacy and civil rights and consistently marches forward with a
variety of efforts to hides its own movements, you know you're in real
trouble.
I've worked on whistleblower protection bills and thought a
lot about the importance of the ability for people to come forward
outside of the chain of command. It is an essential protection measure
against coverups and corruption. I can understand arguments about why
allowing random photos could be bad, but I'm sure the importance of
having "eyes on the ground" outside of the "main channel" out-weigh
the risks.
Rumsfeld Bans Camera Phones In Iraq...
Or Not
Rumsfeld Bans Camera Phones In Iraq...
Or Not
05/24/2004 06:02 AMJust as a number of news stories have come out over the past few weeks
talking about how technologies like camera phones have changed the way
war is perceived in ways that those running the war in Iraq simply
didn't expect, comes the completely unsurprising news that Donald
Rumsfeld has responded to the various photographs of Iraqi prisoner
abuse by
banning camera phones at military bases in Iraq. Now, no
matter what your politics are, or however you feel about the situation
in Iraq, (and as unsurprising as this is) this seems like a
particularly pointless move. First of all, I'm sure taking camera
phone photos within a military prison environment was already very
much against the rules before this happened. However, it still
happened. All this does is ban a technology, not an action. Second,
and more importantly, this doesn't seem like what you do when you're
trying to put a stop to whatever caused the prisoner abuse to happen
in the first place - it's an action to prevent more such "bad
publicity" from getting out there. It's the typical reaction to
technology when it's used against you: ban the technology that
unveiled something embarrassing, rather than trying to stop whatever
was the real cause of the embarrassment. That, alone, is an
embarrassment. For someone so focused on using technology for
military purposes, to then go and assume that technology is only okay
when he controls it shows a particular lack of understanding about how
technology works. Technology empowers everyone - and those who assume
it only empowers their side show a particular lack of foresight.
Update:
Engadget
points us to a story from a few weeks ago at
TheDailyFarce, which looks somewhat
similar - raising the question as to whether or not this is yet
another case where
media
sources were taken in by farcical online stories.
U.K. Bans Handheld Cell Phones for
Drivers
U.K. Bans Handheld Cell Phones for
Drivers
12/02/2003 03:02 AMSan Jose Mercury News Dec 2 2003 2:45AM ET
World News: Seoul: South Korea bans
Internet images of beheaded hostage
World News: Seoul: South Korea bans
Internet images of beheaded hostage
06/24/2004 04:41 AMKeralanext.com - Thu Jun 24, 08:07 am GMT
NEWS.com.au | Rumsfeld bans camera
phones (May 23, 2004)
NEWS.com.au | Rumsfeld bans camera
phones (May 23, 2004)
05/24/2004 01:36 AMRumsfeld bans camera phones .. Ban on Camera Phones in Iraq .. all
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Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report (AFP)
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report (AFP)
05/23/2004 06:22 AMAFP - Cellphones fitted with digital cameras have been banned in US
army installations in Iraq on orders from Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld, a business newspaper reported.
"Smart Mobs: Rumsfeld bans camera phones
in Iraq"
"Smart Mobs: Rumsfeld bans camera phones
in Iraq"
05/24/2004 08:36 PMRumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq -
report - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq -
report - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au
05/24/2004 02:50 AMDonald Rumsfeld has banned cameraphones .. Rumsfeld bans cameraphones
in Iraq
smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/23/1085250873479.html
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"Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News..."
"Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News..."
05/25/2004 04:22 PMRumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq;
digicams and truth in wartime
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq;
digicams and truth in wartime
05/24/2004 12:04 AMUS Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has reportedly ordered a ban on
camera phones and other mobile imaging devices in US army
installations in Iraq. The story broke in Britain's "The Business"
newspaper, and has since been cited in numerous online news reports,
including UPI and AFP.
Quoting a Pentagon source, the paper said the US Defence Department
believes that some of the damning photos of US soldiers abusing Iraqis
at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad were taken with camera phones.
"Digital cameras, camcorders and cellphones with cameras have been
prohibited in military compounds in Iraq," it said, adding that a
"total ban throughout the US military" is in the works.
And while we're at it:
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld sounded like he was blaming
technology for letting the Abu Ghraib scandal spin out of Pentagon
control when he testified recently before the Senate Armed Services
Committee. "We are constantly finding that we have procedures and
habits that have evolved over the years from the last century that
don't really fit the 21st century. They don't fit the Information Age.
They don't fit a time when people are running around with digital
cameras. "
See also
this
Chicago Tribune editorial by Clarence Page, "Weapons of Mass
Photography."
If I had my way, every enlisted man and woman in the military would be
issued a digital camera. As we've seen in the scandal about abused
Iraqi prisoners, the little gadgets help boost morale by providing
snapshots that can be e-mailed back home. They also can come in handy
when you need to gather evidence. I like those little cameras because
certain power elites don't.
Li
nk to cameraphone ban report,
Link to full Rumsfeld "running around with digital
cameras" quote. (
thanks also to Joi's blog and Smartmobs
)
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News Online
Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News Online
05/24/2004 03:55 PMRumsfeld reportedly banning soldiers' camera phones in Iraq, worldwide
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Citizens of Venezuela Enjoy More Secure
Democracy Than Citizens of High-Tech
Maryland
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Democracy Than Citizens of High-Tech
Maryland
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N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been
Atomic-S.Korea Minister (Reuters)
N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been
Atomic-S.Korea Minister (Reuters)
09/11/2004 11:46 PMReuters - A huge blast three days ago in North
Korea was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test, South
Korea's unification minister said on Sunday.
Australia bans mobile 'rebirthing'
Australia bans mobile 'rebirthing'
09/02/2004 05:47 AMZDNet UK Sep 2 2004 10:18AM GMT
EU knows its cattle better than its
citizens (Reuters)
EU knows its cattle better than its
citizens (Reuters)
07/10/2004 09:05 AMReuters - The European Union knows the precise number of cows grazing
its fields, but not the number of citizens
in the 25 member states, its chief statistician has been quoted as
saying.
Sumea and T-Mobile partner to publish
official UEFA EURO 2004™ Java game for
mobile phones
Sumea and T-Mobile partner to publish
official UEFA EURO 2004™ Java game for
mobile phones
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NTT DoCoMo Turns Mobile Phones Into
Mobile Wallets
NTT DoCoMo Turns Mobile Phones Into
Mobile Wallets
06/17/2004 11:44 AMMobileMag Jun 17 2004 3:34PM GMT
Camera-phones must 'click' in Korea
Camera-phones must 'click' in Korea
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Smart phones: Gen next of mobile phones
Smart phones: Gen next of mobile phones
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