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Honolulu Bans Smartphone Use for Pedestrians
Honolulu just became the first major U.S. city to ban the use of smartphone for pedestrians. The legislation specifically imposes a smartphone ban on crosswalks starting in October. The penalty includes a fine between $15 to $99 USD and many other US cities are also expected to follow soon. Studies…
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California Moves to Ban Encrypted Phones
The state of California is looking to introduce new legislation that would see encrypted smartphones banned from sale and ownership. The bill, ZDNet reports, was introduced by Democratic California assembly member Jim Cooper and would require any smartphone manufactured “on or after January 1, 2017, and sold in California after…
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David Cameron Plans to Ban WhatsApp
Since Edward Snowden spilled the beans on how government agencies spy on us, a lot of companies took precautions in preserving users’ privacy when using their apps. But it seems that will be made illegal and such apps look to be banned in the future, at least in the UK,…
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US Senate Rejects Metadata Surveillance Review Legislation
Edward Snowden revealed that the US intelligence agencies was monitoring and collecting information outside of their jurisdiction, collecting data in what has been judged as an illegal action. With the actions previously claimed to be covered under section 215 of the Patriot Act, the legislation is largely in debate given…
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UK Government Changes Law Covering Digital Surveillance
Edward Snowden exposed a world which some speculated, but few publically acknowledged. A world where every piece of information we send, be it through phone or computer, is monitored and recorded among thousands of others all searching for that one thing. The public has since been in an up cry…
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Mobile Phone Theft down Thanks to New Legislation
Thanks to legislation, significant drops in mobile phone theft have been reported. This legislation has led to the introduction of kill switches by most manufacturers. Major cities such as San Francisco, New York, and London have been excellent examples, reporting 40 percent, 25 percent, and as much as 50 percent…
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Spanish Sites See Drop in Traffic After Pulling Out of Google News
Well isn’t that a surprise – analysis of traffic to a number of high-profile news websites in Spain reveals that their traffic has dropped ever since Google News was closed in the country all thanks to a new law we reported on last week. The law, which was partly brought…
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Google News Says Goodbye to Spain Thanks to New Law
Google has taken the decision to stop providing its news aggregation service in Spain following the passing of a new law. Legislation imposed by the country means that Google could be fined up to €600,000 for using content from news websites without paying for it. That is essentially what the law…
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In-Game Thieves Should Be Treated Like Real Criminals, According to UK Politician
Mike Weatherly, Conservative MP in the UK, is said to have brought up a new initiative. He wants to prosecute in-game thieves like real criminals, which is really disturbing news. The UK Politician is said to be a World of Warcraft player himself and ‘understands’ that in-game items can be…
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Barack Obama Redesigns The Way Private Information Is Collected
US president Barack Obama has made a decision to remake how NSA will spy on phones in the future. He said in a press statement that the NSA will now need court permission to get stored data from mobile phones, this including calls, text, sensitive information, etc. and they will…
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