Directory of Cell Phones Resources

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Deals with issues concerning cell phones in the context of society and culture (such as driving hazards and privacy). Health issues are placed in /Science/Environment/Energy/Electromagnetic_Field/Cell_Phones/

Subcategories

• Cell Phones and Driving
• Health Concerns

Resources in This Category

• Camera-Phone Danger

  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1948408,00.asp
  Camera phones in the hands of employees can be a useful tool as well as a corporate liability.

• Capitol Hill Roiling Over Online Phone Records

  http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3580016
  The FCC has been dealing with complaints that carriers are not adequately protecting the personal information of cellular subscribers.

• Cell Phone Radiation Chart

  https://www.cnet.com/pictures/highest-cell-phone-radiation/
  List of specific absorption rates (SAR) by cell phone model.

• Cell Phones and Telemarketing

  http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
  Explains current status of a cell phones directory.

• Cell-Phone Towers and Communities: The Struggle for Local Control

  http://arts.envirolink.org/arts_and_activism/BlakeLevitt.html
  Discusses the struggle between local and federal jurisdictions over cell phone tower placement.

• Cellbusters

  http://www.cellbusters.com/
  Detect and prevent cellular phone use with the Cell Phone Detector. It alerts mobile phone users to switch off their phones.

• Cellular Radiotelephones and Privacy

  http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01497.html
  Abstract with link to full text of Canadian Radiocommunication Act.

• Consumer Complaints About Cell Phones

  http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/cell_phones.htm
  Consumer advocacy site about potential health and security problems.

• Disembodied Voices

  http://www.disembodiedvoices.com/
  Collection of overheard cell phone conversations from all over the world, with forum about disruptive encouters with cell phones in public spaces.

• Protecting cell phone users' privacy

  http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/01/20/1301783.htm
  Background and context of debate over the sale of cell phone call records.

• Study: Some Public Cell Phone Chats OK

  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3078554/
  Study shows attitudes are changing toward public cell phone use. Survey's 2000 respondents weigh in on use while driving, in restaurants, movie theaters, and other places.

• The Myth of the Cell-Phone Addiction

  https://mises.org/library/myth-cell-phone-addiction
  Jeffrey Tucker, editor of Mises.org, argues against a popular claim that over-reliance on cell phones is destructive to society.

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