When the Cambodian PM banned 3G headsets because his wife was concerned about porn(no joke), many of our German and Sri Lanka-based readers laughed their hide off at the stupidity of the idea. However, Cambodians can now return the favor - here is the latest update on idiotic laws:
Germany: Using GPS on your phone while driving is prohibited - normal GPS boxen unaffected
PocketGPSWorld reports that Germans are no longer allowed to use GPS systems on cell phones while driving. Amusingly, dedicated GPS systems can still be used…
Sri Lanka: carry your certificate of ownership at all times, sire!
Should the German law above sound funny: wait until you hear what’s in store for Sri-Lanka-based folks. Their government is said to gear up legislation that will force all cell phone owners to bear a “certificate of ownership” whenever using the phone. The reason: terrorism…
With idiocies such as these getting transformed to laws, it IMHO is only a question of time until egoshooters and other oh-so-violent games will be banned in Germany over youth crime concerns. Even though everybody with half a brain can see that leaving juvenile offenders go unscathed is the problem - try to tell that to the average, overpaid psychologist who advises a mentally and morally degenerated politician looking for the next visible anti-crime stunt..