While the United States considers the implementation of a blanket ban on the use of all new and old cell phones, with or without the use of hands free devices, while operating a motor vehicle, one country that does not seem likely to enact any such bans at all anytime soon is Sweden.
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Spammers attack cell phones
Once the bane of email providers, spammers have now managed to successfully infiltrate the last refuge of spam-free communication: the cell phone. In the United States, customers received around 4.5 billion spam texts in 2011, more than twice as much as the 2.2 billion that were received just two years earlier in 2009, Ferris Research, a market research company that tracks spam, claims.
Continue readingCity’s race against time to manage electronic waste
The e-Waste Rules 2011, pertaining to the management and handling of electronic waste will come into force from 1 May in India.
Continue readingNo treatment for electronic waste in Guatemala
The absence of any adequate management of e-waste in Guatemala is posing a serious threat to both the environment and to human health, with demand for electronic equipment having reached the point where there are now more new and old cell phones in the country than there are people.
Continue readingNBA Green Week promotes cell phone recycling
‘Green Week’ is an event being co-sponsored by the National Basketball Association and cell phone operator Sprint. Ongoing now, Green
Continue readingACLU expresses concern about cell phone tracking
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, dozens of different law enforcement entities have been using cell phone technology to track Americans without their permission, and most often, without first securing a warrant.
Continue readingCell phone users text rather than talk
Users of new and old cell phones are texting, emailing and surfing the internet more and talking less, with the increased use of smart-phones driving the habits, according to a new report.
Continue readingCell phone banking tool of the future
The humble cell phone is South Africa’s retail banking sector’s future, according to the head honcho of the First National Bank’s cell phone banking unit.
Continue readingBig Brother is watching you
With new laws, the United Kingdom will soon be able to monitor landline and cell phone calls, text messages, website visits, and emails of everyone in the country, according to the BBC.
Continue readingCell phone driving ban passed in North Carolina city
When Americans think of cell phone driving bans, most of the time they are probably contemplating the patchwork of state laws that have cropped up.
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