Feb. 8—The Cumberland County Board of Education approved changes to its cellphone policy for students during the Jan. 25 meeting. The policy adopts the model policy for personal communication devices in schools developed by the Tennessee School Boards Association. Under the policy, students may possess personal communication devices and personal electronic devices at school so […]
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73-year-old hiker vanished in Colorado national park, rangers say. Now cellphone found
A 73-year-old hiker has been missing for one week after he vanished on a hiking trail in southwestern Colorado, National Park Service rangers said. Thomas Irwin was last seen hiking the Petroglyph Point Trail in Mesa Verde National Park at about 1:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, rangers said on Facebook. Then someone turned in a […]
Backers call for banning sale of cellphone location data in Mass. Here’s why
BOSTON ― A bill that would prohibit the sale of cellphone location data, collected endlessly from users of myriad apps, would protect all Massachusetts residents, its supporters say, but would especially benefit the most vulnerable. Justin Sherman, who leads the data brokerage project at Duke University, compared the data collection to having someone “follow you […]
North Perry Village to lease property for cellphone tower
Jan. 13—North Perry Village is getting ready to lease property on Townline Road to a company that will build and operate a cellphone tower on the site. Village Council, at its most recent meeting, approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into the lease agreement. That contract will allow Northstar Towers to lease 10,000 […]
Judge orders Rep. Scott Perry to turn over nearly 1,700 cellphone records in Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON — Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., must disclose 1,659 documents to government investigators, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that the communication records were not protected by the speech or debate clause of the Constitution. The court order is the latest twist in a Jan. 6-related investigation that has made its way through courts for […]