A South African cellular operator, MTN, is exploring developing an age (they call it "adult") verification system to help ensure children don't receive inappropriate information on their cellular phones, according to an article in the Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.co.za/2006/09/25/Easterncape/abporn.html).
It sounds interesting, but there's no additional information.
The article focuses on bans of cellular phones -- including camera phones -- in the U.K. and South Africa and how schools should deal with cellular phones.
One school banned phones after a student was found showing pornographic photos on his camera phone.
The principal of one school -- that doesn't ban cellular phones -- has sent a letter to parents discussing problems and recommending that they don't buy camera phones for their children.
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