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Father Used a Signal Jammer to Keep His Kids Offline Now Faces Jail Time

12 pointsby normhillabout 3 years ago

3 comments

seanhunterabout 3 years ago
Using any kind of signal jammer is a crime in the UK. It wouldn&#x27;t surprise me for it to be a crime in France.<p>See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ofcom.org.uk&#x2F;spectrum&#x2F;interference-enforcement&#x2F;spectrum-offences&#x2F;jammers" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ofcom.org.uk&#x2F;spectrum&#x2F;interference-enforcement&#x2F;s...</a> for example<p>&quot;It is a crime to use any apparatus, including jammers, for the purposes of deliberately interfering with wireless telegraphy (radio communications) in the UK. The maximum penalty is two years’ imprisonment and&#x2F;or an unlimited fine. See section 68 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006.&quot;<p>Ofcom is the UK&#x27;s communications regulator.
beardywabout 3 years ago
If it impairs access to emergency services it is a serious matter.<p>I assume it only started at midnight so he could use his phone. Ironic.
hnshit3about 3 years ago
he jammed neighbour&#x27;s security system.