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Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year begins
A total of 35 states now restrict student cellphone use in schools, citing focus and mental health benefits.
Majority of states now have laws regulating cellphones in schools; MD does not
Over half of states now restrict cellphones in K–12 schools, citing impacts on attention, mental health and safety, with varied ban models.
Md. delegates’ bills would have police get warrants for cellphone tracking
ANNAPOLIS – Two Democratic delegates say they will not wait to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will rule that police need search warrants to track criminal suspects based on […]
Supreme Court lets stand Maryland convictions based on cellphone search
The Supreme Court on Monday let stand without comment a Maryland man’s robbery, assault and theft convictions based on evidence from his cellphone, which police had seized with a controversial […]
DeWolfe takes cellphone-search case to Supreme Court
The mere contention that criminals use cellphones to memorialize their crimes cannot be sufficient to secure a warrant to search a suspect’s phone, Maryland‘s public defender has stated in papers […]
Court: FAA can allow cellphones during takeoff and landing
A federal appeals court says aviation officials acted within their authority in clearing passengers to use cellphone and other electronics during takeoffs and landings. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday the government has always had discretion on how to handle issues such as portable electronics. The nation's largest flight attendants union said it w[...]
AT&T drops cellphone Internet tracking
(AP) AT&T Mobility, the nation’s second-largest cellular provider, said Friday it’s no longer attaching hidden Internet tracking codes to data transmitted from its users’ smartphones. The practice made it nearly […]
Cellphone calls in flight? Not even government can agree
It looks like the government is more conflicted about cellphones on planes than most travelers. Even as one federal agency considers allowing the calls, another now wants to make sure that doesn't happen.
New laws taking effect in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — A glance at new laws taking effect in Maryland on Tuesday: CELLPHONES-DRIVING — Talking on a hand-held cellphone will become a primary offense. That means police will be […]
Stolen cellphones found via GPS tracking
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Police say officers found three stolen cellphones after the owners tracked the devices and one of them was heard ringing in a suspect’s pocket. Police […]
Metro: Full cellphone access delayed until 2015
WASHINGTON — Metro says it has fallen behind on its effort to expand cellphone service throughout the transit system and may not complete the project until 2015. In a letter […]
Israel suspected in ‘Flame’ computer virus
LONDON — Iran and other Middle East countries have been hit with a cunning computer virus that can eavesdrop on computer users and their co-workers and filch information from nearby […]
