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Posted by: Ousama 10 months, 1 week ago

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Two new questions arise, courtesy of the latest advancement in cellphone technology: Do you want your friends, family, or colleagues to know where you are at any given time? And do you want to know where they are? Obvious benefits come to mind. Parents can take advantage of the Global Positioning System chips embedded in many cellphones to track

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berkeley10 months, 1 week ago

given the wretched record the big phone companies have demonstrated in spying on their customers in the past seven years, this step should only be taken with eyes wide open.
and remember, the phone can be used as an NSA listening device, even when it's turned off.
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