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scottLobsteryesterday at 3:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

Keep in mind that many secure no-cell-phone zones, even those that host classified data are still relatively physically open. The personnel allowed inside them are strictly vetted and trained to be self-policing, but it's only the threat of discovery and harsh punishment stopping someone with the right badge/code from physically bringing in a phone. There generally aren't TSA-style checkpoints or patdowns. Happens accidentally all the time, especially in the winter with jackets.


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AnthonyMouseyesterday at 4:23 PM

This is misunderstanding the purpose of the restriction.

The main reason not to bring a phone into the room is that the phone could be compromised. If the person is compromised then a device isn't your problem, because they could view the documents and copy them on paper or just remember the contents to write down later.

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pphyschyesterday at 4:17 PM

Can't you have one or more x-ray tunnels or other scanners? They don't even need to be actively monitored, just treated like CCTV.

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