freedom and privacy in the mobile world

We are in the middle of a revolution…

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… a mobile revolution.

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Mobile technologies allow us to expand our horizons…

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…Encounter new ideas…

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… And meet people we never would have met otherwise.

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For many, mobile means choice, freedom.

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But does it also mean good health? Protection? Security?

“Looking at a computer screen up to an hour before bedtime can disrupt the way the body releases a hormone called melatonin.” This chemical regulates sleep and facilitates healing.

-The Ontarion

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In Michigan, police can “snoop through smartphones at random traffic stops” without a warrant. They are able to “obtain email, Web history, SIM data, cookies, instant messages, call logs, contacts and much more from your phone.” -Popular Mechanics

“Security researchers have discovered that Apple’s iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device…whether or not the user agrees.”

-The Guardian

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“Security researchers have discovered that Apple’s iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device…whether or not the user agrees.”

-The Guardian

“[Blackberry] PIN messages that many users thought were untraceable can be logged.”

-PC World

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“Security researchers have discovered that Apple’s iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the device…whether or not the user agrees.”

-The Guardian

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“[Blackberry] PIN messages that many users thought were untraceable can be logged.”

-PC World

An Android’s security tokens are “passed to Google servers unencrypted, a cybersnoop could easily swipe one while a consumer is surfing the web in Starbucks.”

-Fox News

Sleep may be a relatively small price to pay for the comfort of having our LCD screens within arm’s reach.

However, how much private information are we willing to share with big corporations? With strangers?

What about information about our kids?

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85% of American kids own a mobile phone.

-National Literacy Trust

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48% of teenagers don’t know they can willingly broadcast their location using apps like Facebook Places or Foursquare.

-tnooz

85% of American kids own a mobile phone.

-National Literacy Trust

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48% of teenagers don’t know they can willingly broadcast their location using apps like Facebook Places or Foursquare.

-tnooz

85% of American kids own a mobile phone.

-National Literacy Trust

How many do you think know that their mobile devices may do this automatically?

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When we begin to access our friends, entertainment, education, even our wallets from a single device, we have to ask…

… how safe is that information?

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Who do you want going through your digital dirty laundry??

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The issue isn’t that people are more irresponsible, stupid, or mean than usual.

The world is no more cruel than it was yesterday.

The solution is simple!

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The solution is simple!

We need to learn the limitations of our smart devices

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The solution is simple!

We need to learn the limitations of our smart devices

Lobby for new laws that better regulate how information is gathered from them.

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The solution is simple!

We need to learn the limitations of our smart devices

Lobby for new laws that better regulate how information is gathered from them.

And, use our brains.

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