[quote=AFP]
BERLIN — A German chemicals company said on Monday its managers have begun keeping their mobile phones in biscuit tins during meetings in order to guard against industrial espionage.
"Experts have told us that mobile phones are being eavesdropped on more and more, even when they are switched off," Alexandra Boy, spokeswoman for Essen-based speciality chemicals maker Evonik, told AFP.
"The measure applies mostly when sensitive issues are being discussed, for the most part in research and development," she said, confirming a report in business weekly Wirtschaftswoche.
Biscuit tins have a so-called Farraday cage effect, she said, blocking out electromagnetic radiation and therefore preventing people from hacking into mobile phones, not only for calls but also to get hold of emails.
The firm, with 34,000 employees and sales of 13 billion euros ($18.5 billion), is not alone in wanting to defend itself against what experts warn are increasingly sophisticated methods of industrial espionage.
This month the German government opened a new national centre in Bonn to coordinate efforts not only to protect firms from espionage but also state infrastructure from cyberattacks.
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Ha, imagine going for a snack only to find out its filled with phones.
Why don't they just leave the phones at home or some shit or if they are this serious about them lock them all away in a safe.
Ha, I doubt managers of a chemicals company are really that retarded.
[editline]29th June 2011[/editline]
(in response to op's terrible joke)
though really i'm not sure what's so shocking about this or why it really even deserved to be reported, must be a slow day for AFP
Pretty clever I must admit.
[QUOTE=Squarebob;30777259]Why don't they just leave the phones at home or some shit or if they are this serious about them lock them all away in a safe.[/QUOTE]
As long as its in a biscuit tin, it doesn't really matter where they put them.
just a matter of time till someone mistakes them for biscuits
Just pull the battery <.<
Unless they think the phone has an extra battery just for the spy module thing.
[QUOTE=chrishind10;30778389]Isn't intentionally blocking phone reception illegal?[/QUOTE]
If it was, it'd only be without consent of the person you're blocking
This page has a nice list of where it is legal and illegal. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_jammer[/url]
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