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Can Cell Phone Companies Read Your Text Messages?

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Can a Cell Phone Be Tracked by GPS?

MSNBC - "Is It Legal For Your Cellphone to Track You?", November 21, 2011, Retrieved November 26, 2011 from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45394735/ns/technology_and_science-security/#.TtGEeWPNltM

Security News Daily - "How Your Cellphone Lets the Government Track You", September 20, 2011, Retrieved November 26, 2011 from http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/cellphone-location-tracking-1071/

Sharon Patch - "Cell Phone Tracking Case Raises Constitutional Law Questions", November 22, 2011, Retrieved November 26, 2011 from http://sharon.patch.com/articles/cell-phone-tracking-case-raises-constitutional-law-questions

Can You Find the Location of a Cell Phone?

NetworkWorld.com - "'Secret Law' of Patriot Act: Geolocation Tracking and Domestic Spying on Steroids?", June 1, 2011, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/secret-law-patriot-act-geolocation-tracking-d

StealthGenie.com - Stealth Genie: Features, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.stealthgenie.com/features/real-time-geo-location-tracking.html

Wired - "Meet the Keyzer Soze of Global Phone Tracking", July 18, 2011, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/07/global-phone-tracking/

Can You Get a Virus on Your Cell Phone?

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"Worms, Viruses, and Other Malicious Programs." Verizon l Fraud and Scam Alers. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. <www22.verizon.com/pages/securityalerts/>  

Can You Listen In On Cell Phone Calls?

Huffington Post - "Cellphone Spyware Lets You Eavesdrop on Calls, Track Every Move", November 19, 2009, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/cellphone-spyware-lets-yo_n_364348.html

CNET - "Researcher Karsten Nohl on Mobile Eavesdropping", January 1, 2010, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10423219-245.html

San Francisco Chronicle - "Controversial New Website Spies on Voicemail, Says P.I.", November 9, 2011, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/09/prweb8943732.DTL

Can You Overcharge a Cell Phone?

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Gizmodo - "Don't Charge Your Cell Phone Battery Overnight", December 22, 2006, Retrieved November 26, 2011 from http://gizmodo.com/223865/giz-tip-dont-charge-your-phone-overnight

AndroidCentral.com - Don't Overcharge Warning, Retrieved November 26, 2011 from http://forums.androidcentral.com/toshiba-thrive/109019-dont-overcharge-battery-warning.html  

Can You Port a Land Line to a Cell Phone?

UCAN.org - Portability of Cellphone and Landline Numbers, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.ucan.org/telecommunications/landline/portability

T-Mobile - Transfer Your Phone Number to T-Mobile, Retrieved November 27, 2011 from http://www.t-mobile.com/switch/  

Can You Purchase Cell Phones with Two Numbers?

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Can You Send a Text Message from a Computer?

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Can You Track a Lost Cell Phone?

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Can You Use a Cell Phone on an Airplane?

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How Do Cell Phones Work?

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How Does Pinging a Cell Phone Location Work?

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How to Block Numbers on a Cell Phone

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"National Do Not Call Registry." National Do Not Call Registry. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. https://www.donotcall.gov/.  

How to Ping a Cell Phone

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Perton, Marc. "KidsOK - yet another cellphone-based kid-tracker -- Engadget." Engadget. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2010. http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/19/kidsok-yet-another-cellphone-based-kid-tracker/.  

How to Record Cell Phone Conversations

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Charny, Ben. "Cell phone recording may breach privacy - CNET News." Technology News - CNET News. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2010. http://news.cnet.com/Cell-phone-recording-may-breach-privacy/2100-1039_3-5070618.html.  

How to Unlock a Cell Phone

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What Does Pinging a Cell Phone Location Mean?

Chicago Tribune - "Cell Trackling's Ability Out to Trigger a 'Ping'", December 6, 2007, Retrieved August 16, 2011 from http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/12/cells-tracking.html

Washington Post - "Cell Phone Tracking Powers on Request", November 23, 2007, Retrieved August 16, 2011 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/22/AR2007112201444.html?hpid=topnews