Collaborate Disseminate
Fines for texting and driving in Colorado have jumped to $300, but according to the fine print, the increased fine only applies to drivers who are texting in “a careless or imprudent manner.” Therefore, drivers who are texting in any other manner are s… Continue reading Texting While Driving Now Legal In Colorado — In Some Cases
Amazon has been issued a patent on security measures that prevents people from comparison shopping while in the store. It’s not a particularly sophisticated patent — it basically detects when you’re using the in-store Wi-Fi to visit a competitor’s site and then blocks access — but it is an indication of how retail has changed in recent years. What’s interesting… Continue reading Amazon Patents Measures to Prevent In-Store Comparison Shopping
We shouldn’t have to retread the same ground every three years. Continue reading US Copyright Office Recommends Permanent Ability to Unlock Cellphones
An anonymous reader quotes the AP:
Colorado officials have cleared the language of a proposed ballot measure that would establish the nation’s first legal limits on buying smartphones for children. Backers of the move to forbid the sale of smartphones … Continue reading A Colorado Group Wants To Ban Smartphones For Kids
_Sharp’r_ writes: Professor Thomas Hazlett of Clemson University analyzed the history of wireless spectrum and concluded the technology was known and available for cellphones in the 40s, but there was no spectrum available. Based on assumptions cellpho… Continue reading We Could Have Had Cellphones Four Decades Earlier
An anonymous reader quotes The Verge:
Apple is giving users the option to enable much stricter location rules with iOS 11, according to MacRumors. The company began this effort last year by adding a new option to iOS 10 that grants apps access to your … Continue reading New iOS 11 Settings Will Stop Apps From Tracking Your Location
Slashdot reader midwestsilentone tipped us off to a growing problem. Lifehacker reports:
New technology allows telemarketers to leave ringless voicemail messages, and it’s a method that’s gaining traction. While there are laws to regulate businesses wh… Continue reading No, Your Phone Didn’t Ring. So Why Voice Mail From a Telemarketer?
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via Motherboard: Mobile phone forensic extraction devices have been a law enforcement tool for years now, and the number of agencies using them is only rising. As part of an ongoing investigation, we … Continue reading Police In Oklahoma Have Cracked Hundreds of People’s Cell Phones
It was easy: The hackers took a medium range photo of their subject with a digital camera’s night mode, and printed the infrared image. Then, presumably to give the image some depth, the hackers placed a contact lens on top of the printed picture…. Continue reading Hacking the Galaxy S8’s Iris Biometric
bricko quotes a report from Recode: The GOP’s leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National Committee, has quietly thrown its support behind a proposal at the Federal Communications Commission that would pave the way for marketers to au… Continue reading Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail — Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone