Cellphones
Verizon to Publish Transparency Report
Will disclose extent of law enforcement requests for user information
Transportation Department Mulls Airplane Cellphone Ban as FCC Prepares to Lift Its Own
Mulling one step forward, mulling one step back
Transportation Dept May Institute Own Restrictions on Cellphone Use on Airplanes
FCC has proposed rescinding its ban, which no longer has any technical basis
Arizona Police Using Stingray Technology To Track Cellphone Locations
Implications for civil liberties have some concerned
Motorola Plans to Use 3D-Printing to Make Smartphones
Inks deal with 3D Systems
FCC Gets Pushback over Possibly Allowing Cellphone Calls on Flights
Who doesn't want to listen to their fellow passengers' personal lives?
Publisher of Oxford Dictionaries Declares "Selfie" Word of the Year
Increase in usage in the last year
FCC Chairman Wants Carriers To Allow Customers To Unlock Their Phones
Tom Wheeler wants an amendment to the wireless industry trade association's Customer Code
Blackberry Abandons Plan To Sell Itself to Fairfax Financial Holdings
Shares fall 13 percent after the announcement
San Diego Police to File Charges Against Teen Sexters
A "teaching moment" where students learn that authorities are awful people
David Cameron "Agrees With the Principle" of Sending Texts to People Who May Be in the UK Illegally
Despite texts being sent to the wrong people in the past
Stores Drop Prices for Cheapest IPhone Model
Get them for $50 or less (if you sign a contract, of course)
NSA Ran Pilot Program Tracking Americans' Cellphone Location Data
But decided against putting program into practice
Hacker Releases Video Showing Bypass of IPhone Fingerprint Lock
So much for that method
Apple Shares Slip Following New IPhone Announcements
Analysts think cheaper phone is still too expensive for emerging markets
Teens Developing Growing Awareness on Privacy Issues
At least in regards to what they're doing on their smartphones
Your Phone Is a Pocket Rat
A federal appeals court approves warrantless cellphone tracking, which the NSA may already be doing.
House Moves To Legalize Unlocking Smartphones
The Library of Congress blocked switching carriers, last time
DOJ Accused of Illegally Witholding Info About Phone Surveillance Tool
Not responding to FOIA requests
Get a Warrant for Cellphone Tracking Information, Says NJ Court
A nice break from federal practice
Dashboard Navigation Tools Threatened by Smartphones
Hard to compete with free app
