A Primer on How to Protect your Identity, your Privacy, your Money and your Health from your Cell Phone

A Primer on How to Protect your Identity, your Privacy, your Money and your Health from your Cell Phone- By John Hill This book provides clear concise and thorough information on how your cell phone can be used to compromise your privacy, steal your identity, steal your money and threaten your health. This should be required reading for every adult, teenager and young person before they start using a cell phone. Buy Now from Amazon.com (9.95)

• A stolen cell phone is a lot like a stolen credit card, except that the stolen cell phone does not have the same legal protection against fraudulent use that a credit card has.



• A cell phone with text messaging enabled can be used like a credit card to pay for services and goods, except that your cell phone does not have the same legal protection against fraudulent charges that a credit card has.



• Your cell phone can be used to track your locations and movement without your knowledge.



• Your cell phone can be remotely activated and used as a bug to listen to your private conversations without your knowledge.



• Your cell phone can be tapped without your knowledge.



• Your private information, such as where you live, your call records, and your physical location may have been compromised.

      The reality is that most people have a cell phone and an increasing number have only a cell phone. It is also a reality that laws protecting consumer against fraud, abuse from the phone companies, from privacy violations and from identity theft are sorely lacking and inadequate. Your only defense is to understand the basic principles of this technology and what you need to do to protect yourself.

      This is a book written in non-technical language that describes how a cell phone can be used to compromise an individual's privacy, personal information, finances and health. Specific information and recommendations are given to assist the individual in protecting themselves from the adverse aspects of this technology.

Contents

Introduction
Cell Phones, Gadgets and Quality of Life
Privacy Counts ... Doesn't It??
Cell Phones - Your Privacy
What Information can they get from a Cell Phone?
How Well are Consumers Protected?
How are Cell Phones Different?
Self Protection Tip No. 1
Your Cell Phone as a Roving Bug?
How to tell if a Cell Phone is Bugged!
Self Protection Tip No. 2
How to tell if a Cell Phone has been Tapped!
Self Protection Tip No. 3
Can Cell Phone Calls be Intercepted?
Can a Cell Phone's Location be Tracked?
Can Cell Phone Tracking be Prevented?
Self Protection Tip No. 4
Can Parents Track their Kids?
Self Protection Tip No. 5
Text Messaging Privacy?
Self Protection Tip No. 6
How to Protect Your Cell Phone Records
What about Bluetooth and Privacy?
Bluetooth Security Tips
Self Protection Tip No. 7
What you need to know about Caller ID!
Self Protection Tip No. 8
Deleting Personal Data from old Cell Phones?
Self protection Tip No. 9
Cell Phones - Your Money
What happens when a Cell Phone is Stolen?
Protect Yourself from Stolen Cell Phone Charges?
Self Protection Tip No. 10
Protect Yourself from Text Message Rip-Offs!
Self Protection Tip No. 11
Premium Text Messaging, Slamming and Cramming
Self Protection Tip No. 12
A few Scams to Avoid
Self Protection Tip No. 13
A Contract Plan or a Pre-Paid Plan?
Finding and Comparing Pre-Paid Plans
Questions to ask Before Signing a Contract
Contracts ... Run! Run! Run Away Fast!!
Self Protection Tip No. 14
Cell Phones - Other Considerations
Comparing Service Areas
Extending Service Area and Range
Changing Carriers without Buying a New Phone
International Cell Phones and Travel
Do Cell Phones cause Cancer?
Protecting yourself from Cell Phone Radiation!
Self Protection Tip No. 15
Unlimited Local Anytime Minutes
What ever happened to Customer Service?
Self Protection Tip No. 16
Emergency only Cell Phones
Cell Phone Service During Civil Emergencies?
Links

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