mcswell
16 hours ago
We knew that Hegseth didn't understand (or didn't believe in) security. It's not surprising that Trump, who had highly classified documents laying around in Mar a Lago, doesn't either.
Years ago, I was in a classified meeting in a SCIF when someone's cell phone went off. The person was immediately escorted out of the room--probably their clearance was revoked, and they were told not to come back. Having a cell phone in a SCIF is bad enough, having it go off inside the SCIF is even worse--and answering it during a classified meeting (or just answering it inside a SCIF) is cause for trouble big.
xlii
16 hours ago
In case anyone else didn’t know: SCIF stands for "sensitive compartmented information facility" (I assume ;))
The thing with security is that usually people treat it like a joke or very very seriously. I think that was the latter.
sitzkrieg
14 hours ago
i have seen someone lose their clearance and sap after wearing a fitbit into the doorway
HappySweeney
16 hours ago
I'm a bit surprised the entire thing isn't in a faraday cage.
russdill
15 hours ago
If the door is open, signals can get in. Additionally, "gone off" could mean an alarm
FL410
16 hours ago
Why would a cell phone even work in a SCIF?
sitzkrieg
14 hours ago
its not a faraday cage. just built to spec
user
16 hours ago
ModernMech
16 hours ago
Huh... I had always imagined SCIFs were like faraday cages, so a cell phone wouldn't be able to send or receive any signals.
derektank
15 hours ago
That would be prohibitively expensive in most cases.
sam_lowry_
9 hours ago
O'rly?
These are not only Faraday cages, but they also actively transmit noise.
It's open information since the 70-ies.
A mobile phone will not work inside.