PlayStations pose prison security risk

A UK prison has banned inmates from using PS3s amid fears that their Wi-Fi capabilities could be exploited to organise escape attempts.

According to The Guardian, prisoners at the Rye Hill prison in Warwickshire had been using their PlayStations to communicate with people on the outside.

Wardens at the prison claim that this poses a "significant risk" to security and have subsequently confiscated all Sony's machines from inmates.

"PlayStation 3 consoles are barred on the grounds that they have the capability to send and receive radio signals as an integral part of the equipment," said a spokesman from the prison service.