Here Comes The Cell Backlash

Now that seemingly everyone packs a wireless phone, it’s gotten harder to escape the shrill sound of incoming calls and the chatter of conversations.

Anymore, even remote areas aren’t free of such interruptions.

But that may be changing as the backlash against wireless communication devices gains momentum in natural areas where authorities have decided that recreational cell phone use “trivialized the wilderness experience.”

Chicago Tribune

* Leaving no trail: Surfing the Internet isn’t the anonymous experience that many believe it to be.

Anyone who moves from Web site to Web site leaves an electronic trail that computer experts can easily uncover.

Software developers are rising to the challenge, creating new ways to remove footprints and restore anonymity.

Knight Ridder

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