March 4, 2004
Debunking some of the myths surrounding cell phones, camera phones
Margie Boulé in an article for Oregon Live, debunks some of the myths surrounding cell phones, camera phones and e-mail scams.
- Cell phone guns:
"Is it true or a joke? Evidently, it's true. Time magazine's Feb. 2, 2004, issue included a story titled "Press M for Murder," citing official concern about the cell-phone guns, which, the article says, have been found during drug raids in the Netherlands, England and Germany. The guns are heavier than regular cell phones, the article says, but otherwise almost undetectable. None, it says, has yet been found in the United States".
- Credit card snapshots:
"So far no law enforcement agencies appear to have released information about actual victims whose card numbers were obtained by a cell-phone camera. But theoretically it's possible . . . even though many models produce such fuzzy images, it's hard to believe the tiny letters and numbers on a card could be captured".
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