Re:FCC closes "final loopholes" that keep prison phone price...
by tivert on Friday July 19, 2024 @01:33AM
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>> should be operated purely at cost, if not banned outright
> This sounds like a quick route to prisons with no working phones.
I don't think so, and it certainly wouldn't be with sufficient oversight.
> the prison-specific security component ... can probably be done remotely (or by AI listening for naughty words).
Come on, it's not like they monitor prison phone calls to keep the inmates from swearing. It's to prevent inmates from coordinating criminal activity from inside prison, and no "AI" is going to be able to detect and prevent that.
> This sounds like a quick route to prisons with no working phones.
I don't think so, and it certainly wouldn't be with sufficient oversight.
> the prison-specific security component ... can probably be done remotely (or by AI listening for naughty words).
Come on, it's not like they monitor prison phone calls to keep the inmates from swearing. It's to prevent inmates from coordinating criminal activity from inside prison, and no "AI" is going to be able to detect and prevent that.