Cuba's Castro censors cameraphones

However, once the customs officials spotted that they were carrying a cameraphone, they were strongly advised to take the device back to their cabin and swap it for an ordinary (digital) camera.

Asking around afterwards, they discovered that Castro's regime is worried that tourists might photograph something they shouldn't and send it back home before the regime had the chance to censor it.

Of course, besides owning a MMS/fototext capable handset , you'd also need access to a GPRS network for this kind of thing and we weren't aware that C-Com (Cuba's mobile operator) had such a capability.

You'd also need to be able to roam onto the Cuban network which in the case of UK subscribers covers everyone except Vodafone's clients. Even those on 3 can roam in Cuba. How bizarre! µ