Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority has barred the use of mobile phones with built-in cameras, blaming them for “spreading obscenity.”

The edict, which follows a failed ban on the sale and import of the wildly popular devices, is the most sweeping attempt by any nation to prevent the voyeurism invited by the new technology.

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No mention of photocopiers. Stay tuned…

BTW, we should be receiving my wife’s new camera flip phone today. Can’t wait to do my our part to validate the Saudi suspicions…

Update: Sep 29, 2004 3:56 pm Delivered thank you FedEx…