Cell Phone 411

Cell Phone 411

Updated: January 25, 2012

By now, everyone knows texting and driving is just as dangerous as drinking and driving.

However, there are a lot of other things to keep in mind when it comes to your phone especially since they're such a major part of our lives -- including how corporations might be using information from your smartphone to keep track of your location.

Learn more in the videos below.
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Quiz: Cell Phone Laws

See if you know the laws in your state.

 
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Video: Smartphone Posture

Is your phone doing damage?

 
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Video:The WHO and Cell Phones

The World Health Organization has put cell phones on a list of things that might cause cancer.

 
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Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic

A respected international panel of experts says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.

 
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Video: Smartphone Tracking

Apple and Google both defended themselves in front of Congress Tuesday.

 
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Video: Cell Phone Study

What a new report says about your brain and your phone.

 
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Video: Texting Addiction

A new study shows a connection between texting and the addiction center of the brain. Could you have a problem?

 
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Video: Texting: The Number One Driving Distraction

Find out how distracting texting while driving can be for teens.

 
 


 

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