Concerned Irish parents in a town near to Dublin have come together to enforce a smartphone ban for children until they finish elementary school. Justyna Flynn, a clinical psychologist and resident of Greystones with three children in […] The post Ireland: Parents Take Action Against Smartphones Amid Increasing Concerns About Children’s Mental Health appeared first on The […]
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Ireland: Parents Take Action Against Smartphones Amid Increasing Concerns About Children’s Mental Health
Why So Many Homeless People Have Smartphones
The government’s Lifeline program is a sobering reminder that good intentions don’t always yield good results There’s been no shortage of hand-wringing over the past 15 months as our nation grappled with COVID-19 and its ripple effects, many of which aren’t medical: the threat of a collapsed economy, government overreach, and increased seclusion along with […]
Lawmakers Ask FBI Why It Isn’t Getting Busy Cracking Its Stockpile Of Seized Smartphones
The report that outed the FBI’s general disinterest in using outside contractors to crack encrypted devices is now being used against the FBI. Ten (bipartisan) legislators have signed a letter demanding answers from the agency about its anti-encryption efforts. The “going dark” narrative continues to be pushed by director Christopher Wray, despite recent reports showing at least two […]
Forbes Includes List of Smartphones That Emit The Most Wireless (WiFi) Radiation — This Won’t Help Much When 5G Cell Towers Are Installed All Over The U.S.
By B.N. Frank Forbes magazine contributor, Niall McCarthy, was not correct when he stated that there was no conclusive scientific research on the impact of cell phone radiation. He also didn’t include the fact that The World Health Organization classified cell phone radiation and other sources of wireless (WiFi) radiation as a Possible […]
Australian defense depart to phase out Chinese smartphones after US warning
The Australian Department of Defense has announced that they will no longer be using any phones from a pair of Chinese phone manufacturers that have both been accused of allowing the Chinese government to conduct espionage through their products. The companies in question are Huawei, the third-largest phone manufacturer in the world after Samsung […]
Iranian athletes reject smartphones offer: Envoy
IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to Seoul said that Iranian athletes participating in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have rejected the offer to receive smartphones. Mohammad Hossein Taherian told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that Iranian athletes in Pyeongchang have said the International Olympic Committee has announced that they could receive Samsung smartphones that they were […]
The Dark Side of Blue Light — How Tablets, Computers and Smartphones are Making Us Fat, Sick and Stupid
November 24th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Scientists have long known that exposure to artificial light at night has far-reaching negative mental and physiological health effects. But now the dangers are accelerating at an astounding pace, largely due to the widespread use of laptops, computers, smartphones and tablets throughout the day and […]
John McAfee on Hacking Smartphones and Why BITCOIN is Here to Stay
The world of personal digital devices is moving at a rapid rate and few cyber pundits are as well positioned to comment on all of these developments – as cyber security expert John McAfee. While attending an international tech conference in Romania, McAfee discusses a number of important personal privacy issue, including how hackers can access […]
New Study: How Smartphones Make Today’s Teens Unhappy & Cause Dramatic Shifts In Their Behaviour
Next Story It’s concerning to see just how many young people have become consumed by their smartphones. We know the dangers associated with the use of various electromagnetic emitting devices, like cells phones and WiFi, and how cellphone companies suggest that users “use hands-free operation if it is available and keep the BlackBerry device at least 0.59 in […]
The Dumb Phone Movement: Is It Time For Us To Abandon Our Smartphones?
The emergence of smartphones has completely transformed society. We have become disconnected from one another because we spend so much time with our heads buried in our phones, which is ironic given the fact that smartphones were intended to help connect us with each other in the first place. It’s a rarity to have a conversation […]
3 Proven Ways Smartphones and Screen Time are Harming Children’s Health
Alex Pietrowski, Staff WriterWaking Times For years, the cell phone industry has fought litigation and has tried to prevent warning labels from being added to their products, and in a 2017 landmark case in an Italian court, a judge even ruled that excessive cell phone use can in fact result in brain […]
China And US On Course For Conflict In South China Sea By Next Week
Chinese and Vietnamese vessels clash in disputed waters, June 2015 China and the US could be at war by next week after the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration delivers its verdict over a bitter territorial dispute between China and the Philippines. On Tuesday, July 12, the oldest global institution for the settlement of international disputes […]
UPS Using Drone Delivery for Medical Supplies in Rwanda
UPS Using Drone Delivery for Medical Supplies in Rwanda May 9th, 2016 Via: MarketWatch: United Parcel Service Inc. has for decades been the company that delivers packages to your doorstep with its signature brown trucks, but the company has quietly begun expanding into drone […]
ISIS increasingly relies on child jihadists amid mass losses and desertion (VIDEO)
“The use of minors shows not only how brutal the terrorist group is but also how desperate,” says Chichakyan. ISIS execution video shows 4yo ‘Jihadi Junior’ blowing up ‘British spies’ The dire situation in which IS finds itself – under attack from both Russian and US air forces for the past 6 months – prompted […]
Tens Of Thousands Join UK’s Largest Anti-Nuclear Demo In Decades
Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday in what has been described as Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear weapons demonstration in a generation. Organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and backed by Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon and Caroline Lucas, the rally comes ahead of a parliamentary decision on whether or not […]
Jude Law Goes to Calais to Advocate for Innocent Victims, Gets Ambushed by Them
Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer February 28, 2016 If there’s one thing celebrities are great at, it’s being the moral compasses of the world. Celebrities have been very active in demanding that White countries be flooded with non-Whites, because everywhere is a brutal civil war. Daily Mirror: A security team guarding Jude Law was attacked by migrants […]