Why does the United Kingdom need phone jammers?

A Cell phone jammer gps is basically defined as a device that stops any communication process within phones. Due to the rising number of mobile phone subscribers, there are also rising concerns such as breach of privacy and cheating at tests in schools. Jammers are also use to disrupt communications by outlaws and rebels, which hampers their illegal and violent operations. There are phone jammers that are designed to stop the remote capabilities of mobile phones from causing improvised explosive device (IED) explosions by terrorists.

Since the British troops have fought alongside the coalition forces in wars against Islamist terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq, they are aware of the bombing capabilities of the militants. British authorities know that terrorists are known to use mobile phones as improvised remote controls to cause explosions.

On the morning of July 7, 2005, bombs are detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city’s rush hour. The synchronized suicide bombings, which were thought to be the work of al-Qaida, killed 56 people including the bombers and injured another 700. It was the largest attack on Great Britain since World War II. No warning was given.

The train bombings targeted the London Underground, the city’s subway system. Nearly simultaneous explosions, at about 8:50 a.m., occurred on trains in three locations: between the Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations on the Circle Line; between the Russell Square and King’s Cross stations on the Piccadilly Line; and at the Edgware Road station, also on the Circle Line. Almost an hour later, a double-decker bus on Upper Woburn Place near Tavistock Square was also hit; the bus’s roof was ripped off by the blast.

The attacks took place as world leaders, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, were meeting at the G8 summit in nearby Scotland. In his remarks after learning of the blasts, Blair called the attacks barbaric and pointed out that their taking place at the same time as the G8 summit was most likely purposeful. Later, he vowed to see those responsible brought to justice and that Great Britain, a major partner with the U.S. in the war in Iraq, would not be intimidated by terrorists.

Since the July 7, 2005 bus bombings in London, law enforcement agencies all over the country has sought a need for jammers to keep prisoners from making communications that could lead to their escape. However, the British youth and human rights advocates express their concerns on the proposed widespread use of mobile signal jammer.They fear that the devices could lower the transparency on government activities and suspicious doings by political officials, wherein mobile communication can become useful sources of evidence in fighting political crimes. The youth and human rights promoters add that cutting off mobile phone communications can deprive them of freedom of expression, since Great Britain has a huge population of mobile phone subscribers.

As of now, the British government is taking consideration on the use of jammers in UK prisons. However, they believe that jammers can become a useful tool to protect citizens from various crimes and ensure the security of Britain’s sovereignty. Hopefully when these things are used wisely, British authorities can become heroes of the modern society.