How to Arm Your Cellphone Against Hackers and Spies

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 2, 2015 One of the many uncomfortable realities that we all are increasingly obliged to accept, at least on a practical level, is that the many gadgets that power our personal and professional lives can't ever be fully shielded from prying eyes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hijacking Cellphones Isn’t Nearly As Hard as It Should Be

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 7, 2014 Hacking into cellphones, or staging a hostile takeover, doesn't require a lot of fancy tricks or even that many steps, according to two experts who sounded the alarm Wednesday at a security conference in Las Vegas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

T-Mobile Slapped With FTC Lawsuit for Phony Charges

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2014 Some T-Mobile customers have paid extra fees for text-based services they didn't agree to include in their cellphone charges, and now the Federal Trade Commission is on the mobile giant's case with an inquiry and a lawsuit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Welcome to the Future of Construction: 3-D Printing

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 A company printed 10 small buildings in Shanghai in just one day; Ron Paul explains his thoughts on Bitcoin; meanwhile, the Supreme Court is pondering whether cops require warrants to look through cellphones. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Two Felons Could Force the Supreme Court to Protect Privacy in the Digital Age

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 The last thing we would expect from the Roberts court is a robust defense of civil liberties, but judging from the tenor of Tuesday’s oral argument, we could be in for some surprises. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Step Away From Your Cellphone! It May Be Killing You

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 14, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

All of America’s Wireless Carriers Suck, but T-Mobile Is the Fastest

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 According to OpenSignal, a company that tracks cellphone data speeds, mobile phone service in the United States is universally lousy compared with the rest of the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jumping Through Cellphone Hoops

Arcadio Esquivel, Cagle Cartoons, La Prensa, Panama Feb 18, 2014 Dig deeper

Ukrainian Protests Persist Despite ‘Orwellian’ Surveillance, Violence

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Clashes between the Ukrainian government and demonstrators continued Friday, despite President Viktor Yanukovych offering to give a little ground. The government's creative use of text messaging earlier in the week, not to mention violence, had something to do with the ongoing calls for regime change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Airline Cells

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Latest NSA Leak Shows the Agency’s Tracking Cellphone Locations All Over the Globe

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2013 According to documents provided by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency is gathering 5 billion records per day regarding the whereabouts of cellphones. And, of course, the NSA claims any information found about users of those devices during this widespread, paranoid data collection is merely incidental. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cellphones Are Interfering With Your Brainwaves

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2013 Scientists have discovered that radiation from cellphones has affected the way our brains have evolved to function; newsrooms all over the country are downsizing and becoming digital in the process; meanwhile, Germany denies Edward Snowden asylum yet again, but this time wants to find a way to question him. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )