Phone chips helped UK Police
Posted on: July 26th, 2007 by Tony DesimasPhone chips helped UK Police
SEVERAL people arrested in connection with the British terror attacks were traced after mobile telephones found intact in the failed London car bombs yielded crucial information.
SIM cards held vital information that led to the arrests
As soon as police recovered the phones from the two Mercedes cars, officers went to work on the Sim cards, gathering a wealth of intelligence from the numbers stored.
Within 24 hours anti-terrorist police were heading to Glasgow, searching for members of the terrorist cell and warning the largest shopping centre in the area to increase the security in its carparks.
The Sim card gives each handset its own unique number, from which police can tell whether it is a pay-as-you-go phone or is on a contract.
