http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/010c3e80-a020-11e0-a115-00144feabdc0.html By Chris Bryant in Frankfurt Financial Times June 26, 2011 Top managers at a German chemicals company are being asked to toss their mobile phones into a biscuit tin before important meetings to stop spies stealing trade secrets. Evonik’s measures underscore the lengths to which companies are going to protect intellectual property. Mobile phones, even when switched off, can be activated remotely and used to pick up sensitive conversations, according to Wirtschaftswoche, the magazine that first reported the story. The sealed tin acts as a makeshift Faraday cage, blocking electromagnetic radiationto those in the room. The container also stops incoming calls and e-mails. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Wed Jun 29 2011 - 00:07:05 PDT
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