They (the protesters) forced us to stop using the cell phones that they were going to use to organize, and then created a situation in which they were going to put our customers in danger. There is no free speech right on the platform.

It is illegal to protest on the platform — that is not a free speech zone.

BART spokesperson Linton Johnson to KGO’s Brian Copeland. The Bay Area Rapid Transit has been criticized for shutting off cell phone service last Thursday after hearing reports of a planned protest that was to assemble. A larger demonstration, organized by the hacking collective Anonymous, took place shortly after Johnson’s appearance on “7 Live” Monday evening.

Furloughed White House Employee? If you use your BlackBerry, you may go to jail.

nationaljournal:

White House staffers face the threat of up to two years in jail if they use their work-issue BlackBerries during a government shutdown, sources told National Journal.

Source: nationaljournal