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Airlines and EU officials said the security risk will be minimized because the system will not connect inflight phones directly to the ground - instead using an onboard base station to link up to a satellite and then to ground networks. "It has to go through a central onboard cellular network that can be switched off by the captain at any moment, so that enhances the security of the passengers," said EU spokesman Martin Selmayr. He added that for safety and security concerns the phone services will not be available during takeoff, landing or during turbulence.

"Sneaky people and technology can turn your cell phone against you. Cell phone spyware makes it easy for someone to eavesdrop on your conversations, intercept text messages and identify your location. And you may never know it's happening, experts say."

"A safety device which prevents drivers using mobile phones by automatically intercepting calls and text messages when they are moving has been unveiled. The software tells callers the person they are trying to reach is driving and asks them to leave a message. "

""Thus," said the report, "the line between the virtual and real experience becomes blurred and the game becomes a simulation of real-life situations on the battlefield." "

"heavy media use is associated with several negatives, including behavior problems and lower grades. "

"The RAC found 39% of the 1,109 drivers it surveyed were distracted by changing compact discs, fiddling with sat-navs and using mobile phones. "

"Last month in Germany, a 45-year-old Bavarian man followed the directions of his GPS device onto the wrong end of a highway off-ramp near the city of Osnabrück, in what the newspaper Die Welt called a case of "blind trust" in his gadget. "

Impacts of illegal file sharing.

"People who post intimate details about their lives on the internet undermine everybody else's right to privacy, claims an academic."

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"In a small study carried out by the group in south east England, one in five children questioned said they had been bullied online or by phone. "

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""We know the consequences of online bullying are just as traumatic as those of face-to-face bullying," said the organisation's boss Emma-Jane Cross. "

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