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Phones studied as attack detector
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 20:57:59 -0400
Bet it will used for other things. djf Begin forwarded message: From: EEkid () aol com Date: May 4, 2007 8:15:28 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Phones studied as attack detectorhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2007-05-03-cellphone- attack-detector_N.htm?csp=34
"Homeland Security officials are looking into outfitting cellphones with detectors that would alert emergency responders to radiological isotopes, toxic chemicals and biological agents such as anthrax.
"If it's successful, it'll change the way chemical, biological and radiation detection is done," says Rolf Dietrich, deputy director of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, which invests in high-tech solutions to secure the nation against terrorist attacks. "It's a really, really neat thing."
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