MMS Your Way Out Of Jail
People have all sorts of reasons for complaining about picture phones and MMS, but over in Norway, they're apparently afraid that prisoners with smuggled camera phones are figuring out ways to MMS themselves right out of jail. At least that seems to be the tone of the article explaining the MMS fear in prisons. It turns out that prison officials are mostly worried that camera phone toting prisoners will send pictures of security equipment and buildings to outsiders. I'm certainly not suggesting that prisoners should be carrying around camera phones, but this article makes it sound a lot worse than it probably is. For all the photos you can take inside a prison, it's the escaping part that's really difficult. The article certainly doesn't have a single example of a prisoner making use of MMS to get himself out of jail.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
