As of January 2014, ninety percent of the American adult population owned a cell phone, and fifty-eight percent of them owned a smart phone (Pew Research Centers). ... These devices have become an open diary of our lives, where the complexity and ignorance of cell phone privacy allow big companies record-breaking profit margins. ... According to Google's "Our Mobile Planet " tool, the average smart phone has thirty-two apps, and according to the Berkley study forty-two percent of Americans use social services via phone based apps. ... In the course of their investigation, officers identif...

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Therefore, the smart cards can be used interchangeably with other forms of public transport which is an added advantage in a society that strives to keep all information in one central location. ... Near Field Communications An item that more than ninety percent of people take with them before leaving their house is most probably their cell-phone. As new versions of cell-phones enter the market each month, we forget how powerful the new generation of cellular phones have become in comparison to their predecessors. Today's generation of cell-phones cannot only be used to check emails or...

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Basic examples of these range from computers, to phones, to calculators, and even devices such as toasters. ... This has its advantages and disadvantages for both the consumer and the producer. Advantages for the consumer has plenty of advantages are simple. ... Basically, the virtual keyboard is a laser emitted keyboard that is used for typing data into midget mobile devices such as palm pilots, cell phones, and two way pagers. ...

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