Mobile phone

Mobile phone link (telephone, communications technology,surveillance technology)

Most mobile phones that are sold since the 2010s are smartphones.

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“A mobile phone is a tracking device that also makes calls”
Julian Assange

Concerns

Potential health impact due to EMF radiation. Non industry funded studies are more likely to find a link between cellphone use and an increased cancer risk. Studies that have less, or no such conflict of interest, show that 17 minutes of usage per day over a 10-year period are associated with a statistically significant 60% increase in brain cancer.

A piece of Israel in your hand

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“Do you have cell phones? Do you have cell phones here? You're holding a piece of Israel right there. A lot of the cell phones, the medicines, the food you eat..”
Benjamin Netanyahu (16 September 2025) 

Mobile phone tracking

Full article: Mass surveillance

Mobile phones can be tracked through a number of methods, cell signal tracking is a way that works with any handset. The tracking is way more severe with smartphones.

Cell towers

Cell towers can be used as radar systems in a limited way, in places where it is too costly to have radar technology installed.

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