Paranoid Technology for Paranoid Times
A new entry in the sousveillance market, Alibi is a smartphone app that can constantly record audio and video of your surroundings—and surrounders.
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Stop Hoarding All of That Hazardous Waste
Nail polish, batteries, hand sanitizer: You may not think of these regular household items as toxic, but they are, and they’re poisoning our water and food supplies.
Why Are We Blaming Technology for Our Lack of Focus?
We complain that we’ve become addicted to glowing screens, but it’s less the screens themselves than what's behind them that’s the big draw.
Why Didn’t California’s Handheld Phone Ban Reduce Motor Accidents?
Are handheld cell phones as dangerous as they have been made out to be?
Even Just the Presence of a Smartphone Lowers the Quality of In-Person Conversations
New research finds having a mobile device within easy reach divides your attention, even if you're not actively looking at it.
A Major Victory for Privacy Rights in a High-Tech Ruling From a Low-Tech Court
In a unanimous decision that went far further than most anticipated, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before searching a cell phone—even after arresting its owner.
Breakthrough Could Allow Us to Build With Batteries
Charged building material could make the renewable grid a reality.
Distracted Driving Laws Are Expanding, But Many Still Miss the Point
(The point is the limits of mental multitasking.)
Distracted Drivers Are Nothing New
Forget cellphones. The real danger from distracted driving is the car radio—according to observers in the days before Sirius, in-car DVD players, and even web browsers.