A loophole allowing drivers to escape punishment for hand-held phone use if they are taking a photo or playing a game will be closed from Friday. New rules ban virtually all hand-held use of mobile phones on Britain’s roads, in what Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described as a “zero-tolerance approach”. New legislation means making phone…
A Boy and His Dog? No, a Boy and His Phone!
Are there still bonds of love and loyalty between a boy and his dog? Do teens even have time to spend with their pets, or are they too busy with their electronic devices? I’m an unlicensed and uncertified undercover observer of how parents and their children interact in different settings. My most recent observation occurred…
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in $200 Million Phone-Fraud Scheme
SEATTLE—A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme the company says cost it more than $200 million. Muhammad Fahd, 35, of Karachi, recruited an employee of an AT&T call center in Bothell, Washington, via Facebook in 2012, and began bribing that…
Walmart To Give 740,000 US Store Workers Free Samsung Phones
CHICAGO—Walmart said on Thursday it would give nearly half its U.S. employees free Samsung phones by the end of the year so they can use an app the company has developed to manage shifts, clock in, and stay in “constant communication.” The world’s largest retailer, which employs nearly 1.6 million people in the United States,…
Hong Kong Sees Rush for Burner Phones as Government Pushes Contact-Tracing App
February 18, 2021
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HONG KONG—Electronics shops in Hong Kong have seen a sharp increase in demand for cheap burner phones as the Chinese-ruled city’s government eases coronavirus restrictions but pushes the use of a contact-tracing app which has raised privacy concerns. The former British colony saw anti-government and anti-China protests erupt in 2019 and a sweeping national security…
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