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Teenager’s arrest for sexting leads to conflict over First Amendment

Girl facing 10 years in jail for sexting selfie

On: Friday, 19 January, 2018
A teenage girl has been arrested for sending a sexually explicit photo to a boy at her school and could now could face a lifetime on the sex offender register. Prosecutors claim the sexting selfie was a violation of Minnesota’s child por...
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Smartphone games spy on what you watch

The smartphone games that spy on your TV habits

On: Thursday, 18 January, 2018
Software that collects TV viewing data for advertisers is piggybacking smartphone games such as Pool 3D, Beer Pong and Real Bowling Strike 10 Pin to keep tabs on your viewing habits. The software, called Alphonso, uses the smartphone’s m...
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UK average monthly data usage leaps to 1.9GB

UK average monthly data usage leaps to 1.9GB

On: Tuesday, 16 January, 2018
As we become more and more dependent on apps and social media to conduct our everyday business, the average monthly data usage by UK mobile users continues to soar. According to Ofcom, in 2016 people in the UK chewed their way through an a...
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Now you can text to switch mobile providers

Ofcom: Now you can text to switch

On: Tuesday, 9 January, 2018
Ofcom has launched a new feature called text to switch, where you can switch mobile providers with a simple text message. It comes after mass complaints from phone users that when they make the decision to switch to a better deal, they are ...
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