Feds refuse to reveal cellular kill-switch plan

Wolrd Net Daily ^ | 08/15/2015 | Bob Unruh

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The federal government has a plan to kill all cell-phone service in certain areas when officials decide it’s necessary.

But you aren’t allowed to see the plan.

And the fact that you cannot learn what might justify its use or who has the authority to push the kill button is the focus of a new case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Pulling the plug on local cellular service already has been done. In 2011, officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in San Francisco cut off service inside four transit stations for three hours after a BART security officer shot and killed a homeless man and protests erupted in reaction.

The shutdown order was made when a protest organizer sought to coordinate activists via cell phone.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/08/feds-refuse-to-reveal-cellular-kill-switch-plan/#C8BEH7hAxghyLWTQ.99

[Plain Old American]

better do some research on direction finding - getting pretty fast with automated processes etc

[Sasparilla]

Yep. Behind the times. But, just don’t stay put. You can move pretty fast with a handheld. Looking for john q public with a ham radio isn’t exactly like searching for OBL.