Sierra Leone’s New Cybercrime Bill Could Turn a Phone into a Crime Scene
By Alhaji Koroma Digitization has been a huge boost to Sierra Leoneans in recent years, making new spaces available online to freely express and share…
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ACLU Sues to Find Out How and Why Federal Agencies Are Accessing Americans’ Cell Phone Location Data
By Jessica Corbett After a series of news reports that have alarmed civil liberties advocates and progressive lawmakers, the ACLU sued on Wednesday to find…
T-Mobile Phone Gets Hot, Starts Smoking, and Explodes One Month After Purchase
By B.N. Frank So many wireless devices – so many reports about them overheating, catching fire and exploding (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Here’s…
Study Reveals Estimated 76,000+ Cell Phone Related ER Visits Since 1999
By B.N. Frank Could Cell Phone Radiation Disrupting the Blood-Brain Barrier Also Be Playing A Role? Everybody knows that smartphones are distracting and sometimes addictive. …
U.S. Supreme Court Squashes Telecom Challenge to Berkeley, CA Cell Phone Right to Know Ordinance
By B.N. Frank In 2012, then Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced the federal “Cell Phone Right to Know” Act. It was endorsed by many health…
Why I Don’t Have a Mobile Phone
Op-Ed by Julian Rose In the late 1990s I bought an early model Ericsson mobile phone. Travelling around the UK countryside visiting farmers, it seemed…
VICTORY! Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional
In a major victory for privacy rights at the border, a federal court in Boston ruled today that suspicionless searches of travelers’ electronic devices by…
How To Protect Yourself From Microphone And Camera Hacking
By Sara Tipton Regardless of what type of computer or smartphone you use, there are obvious privacy concerns. This day and age, it’s important to…
Will WiFi Radiation Warnings for Pregnant Women Become as Common as Medication Warnings?
By Amanda Warren It’s been a longstanding practice for clear warnings to be given by doctors and government agencies about the many risks posted to…
Dr. Devra Davis Explains Why The FCC Needs to Update Its Cell Phone Tests For RF Radiation
By B.N. Frank If you weren’t already aware, last week the Chicago Tribune reported that some Apple and Samsung smartphones are in violation of federal…
Law Firm Investigates Smartphone RF Levels Exceeding Federal Safety Limits and Coverup By Telecoms
By B.N. Frank The Chicago Tribune conducted an investigation of various smartphone models and found that many exceed federal RF safety limits. Thanks to law…
Research Says Checking Your Phone While On A “Break” = Less “Recharging” of Brain
By B.N. Frank Research Also Says Cell Phone Radiation Disrupts Blood-Brain Barrier and May Cause It To Leak Since the Journal of Behavioral Addictions released…
CA High School Becomes Largest American Public School to Ban Phones and Kids Dig It
By B.N. Frank Reports about phone bans in schools in the U.S. and around the world aren’t new, and many of the comments posted with…
Cell Phones Touching Body Exceed Safety Limits in U.S. and Europe Say Experts — Children More Vulnerable
By B.N. Frank If there were clear warnings on cell phones to NOT hold or wear cell phones directly next to the body, do you…