Cell phones: buyer’s remorse

Posted 6/18/13

To the Editor:

What if, in the early 1980s, when the consequences of wireless telephone and Internet technology were receiving third-tier attention from our nation’s journalist community, the …

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Cell phones: buyer’s remorse

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To the Editor:

What if, in the early 1980s, when the consequences of wireless telephone and Internet technology were receiving third-tier attention from our nation’s journalist community, the average American had been thoroughly informed of the probable intrusions on his privacy when making a simple cell phone call or navigating the web? Would Americans have sat idly by and naively invited this technology into their lives? Is the table now set for a generous helping of buyer’s remorse?

The next two years will reveal exactly how much Americans value their right to privacy.

Fred E. Joslyn Jr.

Garden City

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