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Cell phones

Cell phones news and analysis from The Nation

March 23, 2015

Is Privacy Obsolete?

Thanks to the revolution in digital technology, privacy is about to go the way of the eight-track player.

David Cole
July 11, 2014

Did Child Labor Build Your Smart Phone?

A watchdog group has uncovered numerous labor violations at a Samsung supplier in southern China—including underage workers.

Michelle Chen
June 26, 2014

Supreme Court Says Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Phone

But will they apply the same logic to the NSA’s massive surveillance dragnet?

Robert Scheer
June 25, 2014

Supreme Court Issues a Forceful Ruling for Privacy in the Digital Age

The Court went to surprising lengths to affirm the idea that technological change demands a reconsideration of legal precedent—an assertion that could have significant implications in other privacy cases.

Zoë Carpenter