In a dramatic move, that may be remembered as one of the great acts of censorship, Apple Inc. pulled all “Sexy or Porn Related Applications” from the Itunes App Store effectually removing anything that could be perceived as sexually provocative. The brief and to the point form email went out the evening of the 18th, [...]
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Common Sense Mobile Porn Rule: Don’t Jerk and Drive
January 29, 2010Normally, I’m not one to support laws that further regulate the distribution or viewing of pornography beyond what existing laws already provide for. On top of the First Amendment and civil liberties implications, opposing the enactment of new porn-restricting laws is a form of enlightened self-interest, considering what I do for a living. I don’t [...]
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Public Mobile Porn Viewing: Regular Occurence or Rare Rudeness?
November 16, 2009The sub-headline of a recent article in the Washington Post asserts that “Everywhere you look, porn is suddenly inescapable.” The only problem with that assertion is… well, embodied in the rest of the article. Having established a somewhat alarmist tone in its headline, the article itself proceeds to offer a few anecdotes about people using [...]
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Texas bans in-car cell phone use in school zones
September 3, 2009A new law passed in Texas requires drivers to “hang up and drive” when in school zones or face fines of up to $200. Sparky Dean (really — I didn’t make that name up), the spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said he hopes the new law will make drivers “pay more attention [...]
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I guess this means I shouldn’t watch mobile porn while I drive?
July 21, 2009The New York Times published an article this week revealing that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration withheld data collected in 2003 concerning the safety risks presented by cell phone-using drivers, data that apparently suggests that mobile phone use behind the wheel is as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the [...]
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Mobile, Exclusive Deals and Antitrust Concerns
July 13, 2009In light of calls from the Senate for the FCC to look into handset exclusivity deals, like the one that AT&T enjoys with the iPhone, AT&T and others in the industry have rushed to defend their business practices, and argue that wireless pricing has been on the decrease for the last 15 years. In a [...]
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