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Ship in the Indian Ocean are using a new to keep pirates away – songs sung by U.S. pop star Britney Spears. An with Britain's merchant navy, Rachel Owens, said Britney Spears' songs did a good against Somali pirates. Ms Owens, 34, said: "[Britney's] songs were by the security team because they thought the pirates would them most. These guys can't stand Western culture or music, making Britney’s hits ." A for a security company said playing loud pop music was an effective way of stopping on ships. He said not all shipping companies choose Britney Spears' music. He added: "Each security company will have its music choice."

This is not the time loud music has been used to scare people. It has even been used as a of torture. Prison guards at Guantanamo Bay started using music in 2003 to keep prisoners . In 2008, prisoners had to listen to very loud music for weeks and months. A Guantanamo prisoner, Ruhal Ahmed, explained that the loud music played in his for weeks at a time was worse than being beaten . He said: "It makes you feel like you are going ." Many people think prisons must stop playing loud music to someone for days or weeks at a . A human rights charity called Reprieve has started a to end it. It wants rock stars to ban prisons from using their music for .

 


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