Cell Phone Jammers Threaten Coming Election
Cell phone jammers, a form of electoral cheating, could disrupt the first automated elections in the Philippines in May.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) received reports that 5,000 jamming cell phones were shipped to the Philippines, threatening the success of clean and peaceful automated elections in the country.
COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez said in an interview that the cell phones came in bulk, which made the shipment noticeable. “We cannot help but be suspicious,” Jimenez added.
The cell phone jammers could delay the transmission of election results. This said delay in results could be used by election cheaters to compute the needed votes to win or surpass the number of opponents’ votes. There are many ways to take advantage of the delay.
The election results deal with speed and should be transmitted as quickly as possible. If cell phone jammers will be out during the May elections, many cheaters will take advantage, and thus, the automated elections will not be of success.
Jimenez said that the use of jammers in the country is not illegal. Some churches use such devices to prevent interruption in the service. What made him suspicious is that the cell phone jammers came in bulk. Five thousand jammers is something to worry about.
COMELEC refused to disclose any counter measure to the said jammers.
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