Showing posts with label Cell Phones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cell Phones. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2014

Collecting Data About Everyone


CBS News
60 Minutes
August 24, 2014
The Data Brokers

at this link
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-data-brokers-selling-your-personal-information-2

US Sen. Jay Rockefeller's proposed bill.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Houston Woman Shot During Attempted Robbery To Steal Her Cell Phone




[video embedded]
[From article]
Courtney had just taken out the trash around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 12900 block of Windfern Road.
She then walked back to her friend’s apartment at the Windfern Meadows complex when an armed man cornered her before she could get inside.
“He was like, hey, let me get that phone,” recalled Courtney. “I was like, I’m not giving you my phone sir. He’s like, I’m going to shoot you, so I put my hands up.”
Courtney crouched to the ground right outside her friend’s door and braced for the worst.
“I looked down the barrel and was like no please don’t shoot me,” explained Courtney. “It was like a pop.”
The bullet grazed Courtney’s head, and she wasn’t willing to be at shot at again.
Her friend opened the door after hearing the shot, and Courtney stumbled inside. Before they could close the door, the man tried to push his way in.
“We were both pushing on the door trying to shut it. He got it open this much,” said friend Jennifer Pauley. “We pushed it as hard as we could and locked these locks as fast as we could.”
Pauley’s 6-year-old granddaughter was also inside the apartment. There was no way she was letting the man inside.

http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Cypress-woman-grazed-by-bullet-after-refusing-to-give-up-cell-phone-267748651.html

Woman grazed by bullet after refusing to give up cell phone
by Drew Karedes / KHOU 11 News
khou.com
Posted on July 18, 2014 at 10:48 PM
Updated today at 10:25 AM

Monday, December 9, 2013

Police, FBI Tracking Cell Phones From Patrol Cars




[From article]
The National Security Agency isn't the only government entity secretly collecting data from people's cellphones. Local police are increasingly scooping it up, too.
Armed with new technologies, including mobile devices that tap into cellphone data in real time, dozens of local and state police agencies are capturing information about thousands of cellphone users at a time, whether they are targets of an investigation or not, according to public records obtained by USA TODAY and Gannett newspapers and TV stations.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/08/cellphone-data-spying-nsa-police/3902809/

Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA
LAW ENFORCEMENT USING METHODS FROM NSA PLAYBOOK
Local police are increasingly able to scoop up large amounts of cellphone data using new technologies, including cell tower dumps and secret mobile devices known as Stingrays. Here's a closer look at how police do it.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Sheriff Warns of Violent Cell Phone Thefts


http://www.clickorlando.com/news/orange-co-sheriffs-office-warns-of-violent-cell-phone-thefts/-/1637132/22923570/-/9yidfyz/-/index.html

Orange Co. Sheriff's Office warns of violent cell phone thefts
Attorney General: 113 iPhones, Androids stolen per minute in U.S.
Author: Lisa Bell, Reporter, Fill-in anchor, lbell (at) clickorlando.com
Published On: Nov 11 2013 10:25:30 PM EST   Updated On: Nov 12 2013 02:41:46 PM EST


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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Smart Phone Can Be Used As Defense Weapon

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/09/seen-at-11-calling-up-a-weapon-on-your-smartphone/

Seen At 11: Ways To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Self-Defense Weapon
Cases Can Be Used As Stun Guns And As Pepper Spray Dispensers
September 9, 2013 11:39 PM


Sunday, April 28, 2013

Stove, No Electricity, Needed to Charge Cell Phone

Published on Mar 20, 2013
Mark LaBarbera of Point Source Power describes and demonstrates how to use the fuel cell based VOTO charger.

Learn more at www.pointsourcepower.com

[From article]
VOTO is not the first device to link stoves and cell phones, according to popular science news site popsci.com.
One camp stove that turns waste heat into electrical energy is already on the market.
The VOTO device, by comparison, allows its user to insert the fuel cell directly in the fire of a stove someone already has burning.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2315796/Scientist-turns-charcoal-stoves-cell-phone-chargers-electricity-homes.html

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Scientist turns charcoal stoves into cell phone chargers for those without electricity in their homes
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 13:22 EST, 27 April 2013 | UPDATED: 15:50 EST, 27 April 2013

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Los Angeles Police Hogtie Pregnant Woman Stopped For Cell Phone Use

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2264685/Pregnant-LA-woman-hogtied-highway-patrolmen-receives-250-000-outrageous-treatment.html

Pregnant woman who was hogtied by traffic cops after they pulled her over for talking on her cell phone wins $250,000 payout
Victim says she'll forever fear police, meanwhile the arresting officers remain on the force
By JOSHUA GARDNER
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 13:48 EST, 18 January 2013 | UPDATED: 14:26 EST, 18 January 2013

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Fun Cell Phone Calls

Funny public cell phone calls.
<a href="http://www.cmt.com/video/" target="_blank">Tom Mabe: Eavesdropping</a>