Federal Agency Wants to Ban Texting, Talking While Driving

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 You there, with the surreptitious driving-while-texting action and also you, with the hands-free gadgetry on your head -- take heed. The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency that traffics in such matters, wants you both to hang it up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Media, Stay Away From Me

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2011 American news media outlets such as Time and Newsweek are keeping the U.S. in the dark about world issues; a Silicon Valley startup has dreamed up a ship for international techies to avoid immigration problems; and Wi-Fi and cellphones are making us sick—or are they? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Justice Dept. Hangs Up on AT&T Deal for T-Mobile

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2011 The U.S. Justice Department sued Wednesday to prevent AT&T's hoped-for merger with T-Mobile, a $39 billion deal that would create the largest telephone carrier in the country with almost 130 million subscribers. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald on the Growing Surveillance State

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2011 Days after two British men were sentenced to four years in prison for using Facebook to incite disorder that never materialized, Glenn Greenwald writes fluently and concisely about the efforts of governments to maintain power and order by controlling the flow of information and communication online. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hackers Take Aim at San Francisco Transit

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2011 The hacker group Anonymous threatened to target the San Francisco Bay Area's transit website after officials cut the system's underground cellphone service to prevent a protest last week. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cellphone Use

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Cellphone Cancer

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jun 7, 2011 Dig deeper

Possibly Carcinogenic

Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News Jun 6, 2011 Dig deeper

The Grim Beeper

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Cellphones Might Cause Cancer, Maybe

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2011 If you're feeling confused about this issue, you're not alone: Conflicting reports have been released, but now a group of experts from the World Health Organization is claiming that cellphones, under certain heavy-use circumstances, may cause cancer in humans. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Warrant Necessary for Cell Phone Searches in California

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2011 The California Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police officers in the Golden State don't need a warrant to be able to peruse the cell phones of those under arrest -- a decision that may have troubling implications and may eventually involve the U.S. Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Warning Cell Phone Makers Keep Hidden

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2010 Today on the list: Cell phone companies conceal a health warning, Michelangelo's David the way it was meant to be seen, and Hollywood doesn't care about poor people -- or old people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )