Cellphones

Culture

iConsent

Yes means yes

Robby Soave | 1.1.2015 12:00 PM

Surveillance

Feds Engage in Massive Spying on Americans' Cellphones from the Air

Ronald Bailey | 11.14.2014 11:01 AM

Cellphones

Here's Why You Shouldn't Use the Fingerprint Password on Smartphones in Virginia

Judge rules suspects can be compelled to use fingerprint to provide police access.

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 2:20 PM

Taxis

Smartphones vs. Taxi Drivers

Regulators and entrenched interests scramble to cope with the e-hailing revolution.

Brian Doherty | 10.28.2014 8:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Don't Want Nude Selfies Stolen? Don't Let Cops See Your Phone

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.27.2014 11:15 AM

Apple

Apple Pay Readies for Debut

Buy more things with your phone starting Monday

Reason Staff | 10.17.2014 1:45 PM

Policy

Apple Sells 10 Million iPhones on Opening Weekend. But Why?

Nick Gillespie | 9.22.2014 9:39 AM

Apple

Apple's New Marketing Plan: Screw the Police (UPDATE: Google Agrees)

Scott Shackford | 9.18.2014 11:00 AM

Surveillance

Smartphone Experiment Shows How Your Metadata Tells Your Story

Scott Shackford | 9.15.2014 10:50 AM

Politics

This NY D.A. Wants to Disable Your Phone When You Drive, Also Wants Higher Office

Zenon Evans | 9.11.2014 3:09 PM

Civil Liberties

Back to School Surveillance: "If you're not where you want to be at the expected time, campus police will show up."

Zenon Evans | 8.29.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

Cali's Gov. Brown Signs 'First of Its Kind' Cellphone Kill Switch Bill

Zenon Evans | 8.26.2014 10:35 AM

Cellphones

Jerry Brown Signs Cellphone "Kill Switch" Into Law in California

What could go wrong?

Reason Staff | 8.26.2014 8:15 AM

Civil Liberties

Cellphone Tracking Means They Can Hear You Now

Suitcase-size systems mimic cellphone towers and follow your every move.

A. Barton Hinkle | 8.18.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

California Approves Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Bill

Zenon Evans | 8.12.2014 1:20 PM

Fourth Amendment

Reasonable! Missouri Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Amendment Extending 4A Protections to Electronic Devices, Data

Ed Krayewski | 8.6.2014 2:37 PM

Policy

You May (Legally) Unlock Your Cellphone Once Again

No longer a copyright infringement

Reason Staff | 8.2.2014 1:46 PM

Science & Technology

Smart Phone Drones

An app for that

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.1.2014 12:00 PM

Conspiracy Theories

Berkeley's Council Says Cell Phones Cause Cancer—Now Shasta County Supervisors Vote to Investigate 'Chemtrails'

Ronald Bailey | 7.16.2014 1:17 PM

Policy

Can Ignorance Protect Your Privacy?

A ruling against warrantless tracking assumes that people don't know how cellphones work.

Jacob Sullum | 6.18.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Federal Appeals Court: Cellphone Tracking Requires a Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2014 2:01 PM

Science & Technology

Snapchat Settles With FTC Over Its Users Being Idiots

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.8.2014 5:02 PM

Politics

Sneaky Apps

NSA in your pocket

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.30.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

SCOTUS Seems Inclined to Limit Police Access to Your Cellphone

Jacob Sullum | 4.29.2014 6:28 PM

Civil Liberties

That Tracking Beacon You Call a Cell Phone At Issue in Florida Case

J.D. Tuccille | 4.25.2014 3:45 PM

Policy

Under New Jersey Law, Victim of High School Revenge Porn Is the Worst Offender

Jacob Sullum | 4.18.2014 12:28 PM

Policy

Los Angeles Wants You To Be Its Surveillance Spook

Zenon Evans | 4.16.2014 2:26 PM

Culture

Teen Sexting Can Ruin Your Reputation, and To Prove It We're Calling In the Police

Scott Shackford | 4.8.2014 3:15 PM

Economics

Useful New Product Threatens Older Company's Market Share; Judge Issues Sales Ban

The continuing saga of the Typo Keyboard Case.

Jesse Walker | 3.31.2014 11:09 AM

Culture

Mass. Legislature Passes Ban on Upskirt Photos

Day after court ruled current laws against voyeurism didn't cover it

Reason Staff | 3.6.2014 6:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Privacy-Oriented Cryptocat Unveils Smartphone App

Alyssa Hertig | 3.4.2014 6:45 PM

Policy

Police Justify Concealing Surveillance Tools from Courts with Non-Disclosure Agreements

That's not how it works, guys

Scott Shackford | 3.3.2014 4:35 PM

Politics

House-Approved Cell Phone Unlocking Bill Doesn't Permit Bulk Unlocking

Zenon Evans | 2.26.2014 6:30 PM

Cellphones

California "Kill Switch" Proposal Goes Federal, Still a Bad Idea

Businesses and consumers will come up with the best solutions

Ed Krayewski | 2.13.2014 3:01 PM

Cellphones

Democrat Senators Introduce Bill to Mandate Cellphone "Kill Switches"

For lost or stolen phones, they say

Reason Staff | 2.13.2014 2:45 PM

Cellphones

CA Bill Would Mandate "Kill Switch" For Smartphones, Tablets

For when they're stolen, of course

Reason Staff | 2.7.2014 8:40 AM

Policy

Angry Birds Creator: Website Hacked in Wake of Reports of US and UK Spying

Latest reporting on the Edward Snowden revelations suggests that the NSA and GCHQ take personal information from apps

Reason Staff | 1.29.2014 12:57 PM

Science & Technology

Study Suggests Texting Bad for Posture

Undoing evolution?

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 9:20 AM

Transparency

The Government Really Can Hear You Now: Verizon Releases First Transparency Report

Ronald Bailey | 1.22.2014 7:02 PM

Civil Liberties

Your Cell Phone Can Mark You as a Criminal, Ukraine Protest Division

Brian Doherty | 1.21.2014 12:08 PM

Cellphones

Supreme Court To Decide If the Fourth Amendment Applies to Police Searches of Smart Phones

Ronald Bailey | 1.18.2014 10:31 AM

Policy

Supreme Court to Decide if Cellphone Searches Require Warrants

Rules currently vary

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

BlackBerry Sues the Competition

When patent law blocks innovation.

Jesse Walker | 1.16.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Canadian Teen Sexter Guilty of Child Porn Possession

Lawyer representing the 16-year-old girl says he will challenge the verdict

Reason Staff | 1.13.2014 1:40 PM

Culture

Sprint Cancels Early Update Program After Just Four Months

Now trying to get you to link your account to friends instead

Reason Staff | 1.13.2014 12:40 PM

Economics

AT&T Introduces 'Sponsored Data' to Allow Businesses to Pay Costs to Provide Content

Tool to deal with costs incurred by streaming content, for example

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 6:50 PM

Policy

Apple Says It Hasn't Worked with NSA to Provide IPhone Access

Says it has no knowledge of "backdoor" program

Reason Staff | 12.31.2013 2:30 PM

Economics

Initial IPhone Orders Through China Mobile Underwhelming

China Mobile not getting the same response as other carriers

Reason Staff | 12.30.2013 6:10 PM