Cellphones

Civil Liberties

LAPD Cellphone Tracking Clarification Still Raises Concerns

J.D. Tuccille | 4.12.2013 12:51 PM

Civil Liberties

FBI Phone-Tracking Tool More Intrusive Than Previously Believed, Court Case Reveals

J.D. Tuccille | 4.9.2013 3:17 PM

Civil Liberties

WA Court Mulls Warrant Requirement To Read Text Messages

Mind your sexting

Reason Staff | 4.9.2013 2:04 PM

Civil Liberties

Court Fight Lifts Veil from FBI Phone-Tracking Tool

Stingrays are more intrusive than believed

Reason Staff | 4.9.2013 11:16 AM

Science & Technology

Calif. Court Bans Smart Phone Maps While Driving

Not an exception from current law banning cell use behind the wheel

Reason Staff | 4.8.2013 5:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Apple's IMessage Encryption Defies Police Surveillance

That might boost sales for some

Reason Staff | 4.4.2013 1:30 PM

Policy

FCC Revisits Cell Phone Radiation Safety

But are they as dangerous as ticking off the IRS?

Reason Staff | 4.1.2013 12:44 PM

Civil Liberties

FBI To Defend Cell Phone Tracking in Court

What do we have to hide?

Reason Staff | 3.28.2013 1:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Feds Routinely Track Cell Phones Without Telling Judges

J.D. Tuccille | 3.27.2013 4:11 PM

Civil Liberties

DOJ Misled Judges About Cell Phone Tracking

Didn't want to confuse them, of course

Reason Staff | 3.27.2013 2:52 PM

Civil Liberties

ACLU Suing San Francisco PD Over Alleged Illegal Search of Activist's Cellphone

Warrants are NOT optional

Reason Staff | 3.21.2013 8:28 AM

Policy

FCC Targeting Illegal Mobile Robocallers

They're forbidden, except in a few situations

Reason Staff | 3.18.2013 6:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Encrypt Your Smartphone Communications for Free

J.D. Tuccille | 3.14.2013 3:06 PM

Science & Technology

IPhone Converted to Serve as Microscope

Was able to help detect diseases in schoolchildren

Reason Staff | 3.14.2013 11:30 AM

Science & Technology

New BlackBerry to Launch in March

Still attempting a comeback

Reason Staff | 3.11.2013 2:15 PM

Science & Technology

Israel Launches App to Track Obama on Visit

Can easily switch over to Angry Birds when it gets boring

Reason Staff | 3.11.2013 12:30 PM

Policy

Feds Sue over Texting Scams

FTC files eight lawsuits against eight companies

Reason Staff | 3.7.2013 4:40 PM

Policy

Senator Crafting Cell Phone Unlocking Bill

Plans to introduce legislation this week

Reason Staff | 3.5.2013 5:40 PM

Policy

Allowing Cell Phone Unlocking Endorsed by White House

Barry must hate being stuck with AT&T, too

Reason Staff | 3.4.2013 5:30 PM

Policy

Illinois Mulls Ban on Cellphones While Driving

Hands-free devices would remain legal

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 7:50 PM

Civil Liberties

Maryland Considers Allowing Cell Phone Tracking Without Warrant

Surveillance state continues to be built

Reason Staff | 2.6.2013 2:20 PM

Policy

U.S. Will Not Allow Unlocking of Phones

Starting tomorrow

Reason Staff | 1.25.2013 2:04 PM

Policy

California's Attorney General Releases Privacy Recommendations

Win for mobile privacy

Reason Staff | 1.11.2013 10:28 AM

Culture

Lenin Cell Phone Ad Upsets Poles

Memory of Soviet era still raw for many

Reason Staff | 1.8.2013 12:20 PM

Policy

Your Cellphone Is Spying on You

How the surveillance state co-opted personal technology

Ronald Bailey | 12.17.2012 10:30 AM

Cellphones

Ronald Bailey On HuffPost Live at 9:10 pm EST, Talking About How the Surveillance State Uses Your Cellphone to Spy On You

Ronald Bailey | 12.11.2012 6:02 PM