Sentences with phrase «use of cell»

There are any number of explanations, including the use of cell phones and texting behind the wheel.

He says the use of cell phone numbers as URLs became feasible after a Federal Communications Commission ruling that requires wireless carriers to support local number portability.

Layar makes use of a cell phone's GPS, compass and camera capabilities to identify your current location and overlay information on your camera's view of the real world.

In addition, hearing panels now have the authority to prohibit the use of cell phones and other communications devices during hearings.

Now many employers are adopting policies governing employees» use of cell phones in the car.

However, if your office policy permits use of cell phones while driving, here are some safety tips offered by wireless technology providers:

In addition, use of cell phones (both voice and text) could be beneficial because of the ability to stay in frequent contact, but could also generate misunderstandings that can occur without the aid of visual channels (e.g., Coyne et al., 2011).

They do not realize that an email address, the message on an answering machine, or the inappropriate use of cell phones could give an interviewer the wrong impression.

The court determined that the use of a cell - site simulator to track and locate Jones was in fact a «search,» despite claims to the contrary from the prosecution.

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In a 29 - 11 vote, the Virginia Senate has approved a distracted driving bill that would prohibit the use of handheld use of cell phone while... Read More

At long last, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a slew of much - needed policy changes regarding the use of cell - site simulators.

Indeed, a DOJ guidance bulletin, promulgated in 1997 and followed through 2015, took the position that there were no constitutional or statutory limits on police use of cell - site simulators without a warrant — a position with which EFF vehemently disagrees.

EFF has long opposed law enforcement's use of cell - site simulators as incompatible with the protections of the Fourth Amendment because they indiscriminately gather information on countless innocent people who have the misfortune of being in the vicinity of a suspect target.

The Oversight Report found no uniform standard for the use of cell - site simulators by law enforcement.

On December 16, 2016, the House Oversight Committee released its Report on Law Enforcement Use of Cell - Site Simulation Technologies.

In a letter to Wyden, DHS official Christopher Krebs said that the use of cell - site simulators by malicious actors «threatens the security of communications, resulting in safety, economic, and privacy risks.»

However, because limitations on the use of cell phone location data were not established in the law that created E911 on cell phones this data has created a new area of advocacy work to protect consumer privacy and has opened legal arguments by law - enforcement.

Department of Justice Policy Guidance: Use of Cell - Site Simulator Technology (U.S. Department of Justice)

We filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to expose and shine light on the U.S. Marshals Service's use of cell - site simulators on planes.

For the reasons above, EFF opposes police use of cell site simulators.

For a while, police departments tried to keep the use of cell - site simulators secret from not just the public but also the court system, withholding information from defense attorneys and judges — likely due to non-disclosure agreements with Harris Corporation.

EFF supported S.B. 741, which requires transparency measures regarding the use of cell - site simulators.

In a letter on Thursday, four ranking Democrats urged the FCC, which controls the nation's airwaves, to address the issue, writing: «With foreign actors now potentially taking advantage of the Commission's inaction, the FCC should act, consistent with applicable law and regulations, to investigate these allegations and address any unlawful use of cell - site simulators in the Capital and anywhere else they are used in U.S. soil.»

Apps for identifying the use of cell - site simulators, such as SnoopSnitch, may not be verifiably accurate.

The use of cell - site simulators have been shrouded in government secrecy.

«With foreign actors now potentially taking advantage of the Commission's inaction, the FCC should act, consistent with applicable law and regulations, to investigate these allegations and address any unlawful use of cell - site simulators in the Capital and anywhere else they are used in U.S. soil,» they write.

Prosecutors have accepted plea deals to hide their use of cell - site simulators and have even dropped cases rather than revealing information about their use of the technology.

EFF has been investigating the use of cell - site simulators against Water Protectors and their allies at the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.

Wyden, a Democrat, wrote DHS in November requesting information about unauthorized use of the cell - site simulators.

«While law enforcement agencies should be able to utilize technology as a tool to help officers be safe and accomplish their missions, absent proper oversight and safeguards, the domestic use of cell - site simulators may well infringe upon the constitutional rights of citizens to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as the right to free association,» the report said.

In a decision that reversed the decision of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and overturned the conviction of a robbery and sexual assault suspect, the D.C. Court of Appeals determined the use of the cell - site simulator «to locate a person through his or her cellphone invades the person's actual, legitimate and reasonable expectation of privacy in his or her location information and is a search.»

They go on to note that the FCC has the authority to halt use of cell - site simulators as the agency in charge of commercial airwaves in the US.

The use of cell - site simulators, especially without a warrant, has come under question a few times in recent years.

In the ruling, the judges said, «We thus conclude that under ordinary circumstances, the use of a cell - site simulator to locate a person through his or her cellphone invades the person's actual, legitimate, and reasonable expectation of privacy in his or her location information and is a search.»

In 2014, then FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said that he had established a task force to combat unauthorized use of cell - site simulators, but a former advisor to Wheeler said that the task force had little political support.

The use of cell phones and gadgets are strictly prohibited during driving since you will lose your concentration and focus on the road.

At the moment, the use of cell phones by drivers vary from state to state.

6 Hour Adult Driver Education program covers a variety of traffic safety topics including but not limited to current traffic laws; highway signs, signals and markings; issues commonly associated with motor vehicle crashes such as poor decision - making, risk taking, impaired driving, driver distraction including use of cell phones and text messaging, speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, and failure to yield the right - of - way.

Some ideas would be limiting the number of passengers, avoid listening to the radio or tapes, and no use of the cell phone — all of which serve to create driver distraction and inattention.

Because of the increasing number of road accidents caused by cognitive distractions, authorities ban or restrict the use of cell phones while driving to keep the safety of the public.

Instructors shall refrain from the use of cell phones, or any other distracting behavior or activity while conducting instruction.

Also, use of cell phones is prohibited in Texas school zones.

An appeals court judge set tighter restrictions on drivers» use of cell phones, siding with a police citation levied against Steven Spriggs for looking at Google Maps directions while behind the wheel...

So, the simplest thing to do would be to avoid the use of cell phones while driving.

Insurers are likely to report the use of cell phone insurance on your C.L.U.E. report as a claim.

Insurers are likely to report the use of cell phone insurance on your C.L.U.E. report as a claim, a little - known industry database that compiles all your interactions with insurers.

• Prohibit use of cell phones during adverse weather conditions or congested traffic conditions that tend to require all of the driver's attention.

It is not going to be easy, however, to enforce the prohibition of the use of cell phones, etc by a vehicle driver.

On December 29, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union filed an amici curiae brief with the ACLU of Maryland and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the first known case where a motions judge suppressed evidence as a result of the warrantless use of a cell site simulator by the police.