We hate to admit, but just like with any other piece of technology, mobile phones could be used for evil purposes. Apparently, Taliban have been tapping into soldiers’ cell phones to make prank calls to their families.
The wife of a British air force officer got a phone call in the middle of the night that said her husband has been killed. When she called the Royal Air Force, she learned that was not true.
To prevent this, the not-that-popular solution was found, and now soldiers call home only from secure military lines and are limited to 30 minutes on the phone each week…
[Via: textually.org]