Of een totaalverbod ook daadwerkelijk het welzijn van leerlingen verbetert, blijft echter een andere vraag. Een recente studie uit The Lancet bestudeerde dit en vond geen relatie tussen een totaal smartphoneverbod op scholen en #leerlingen hun #welzijn. Dit roept de vraag op of een totaalverbod wel de oplossing is die we nodig hebben en of een gedeeltelijk verbod op #smartphones geen beter alternatief is?

https://www.knack.be/nieuws/gezondheid/sociale-media-en-smartphones-bannen-of-niet-wat-zegt-onderzoek/

Finland bans smartphones in schools.

Finnish Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a law that restricts the use of mobile devices by pupils at primary and secondary schools.

The law does not entirely ban the use of mobile phones at school, and their use will be permitted in certain situations. But generally, the use of phones during class time will be prohibited unless they get permission from teachers.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250429-finland-bans-smartphones-in-schools?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Ah, seica os modernos smartphones nom contam com umha rádio FM integrada? Vai tudo por apps? Vaia, vaia! Os primeiros smartphones coma o meu (que nem tenho ligado à internet) resultam entóm máis úteis! #apagon #lowtech #smartphones #radio

NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals From Skies Above Western US - Technology Used To Chart Other Worlds Is Revealing Minerals In The American West That Are Critical To The Country’s Renewable Energy Future.
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https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-flights-map-critical-minerals-from-skies-above-western-us/ <-- shared technical article
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https://popo.jpl.nasa.gov/mmgis-aviris/?mission=GEMx <-- shared GEMx data collection portal
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #mineral #mineralogy #mining #criticalminerals #USWest #renewableenergy #lithium #GEMx #fedscience #cost #economics #USGS #NASA #GeologicalEarthMappingExperiment #lithium #aluminum #rareearthelements #neodymium #cerium #nationalsecurity #cleanenergy #batteries #smartphones #cellphones #naturalresources #steel #steelmill #dependency #localsources #importing #survey #geology #geologicmapping #exploration #spectrometers #hyperspectral #EMIT #mine #extraction #EarthMRI #opendata
@USGS @nasa

I've recently read two articles; one says older people using smart phones will stave off cognitive decline, due to keeping the mind active, the other talks of #digitalDementia atrophying the mind.
At first I thought they were contradictory.
But I think it's as simple as all things in moderation, and simply being aware of using modern tech carefully, and deliberately.
#mentaHealth #tech #smartPhones

Does anyone else feel like tech design hasn't progressed much in the past 20 years?

Specs improve and things get faster, but once everything started being a pocket-slab with a large screen it was the end.

Consoles, random gadgets, you name it, different form factors, coloured transparency, buttons!

I dunno, maybe I'm just old.

#ARTE Regards
#Portables : la révolte des parents

La révolte vient d’#Espagne ! Lancé dans le quartier de Poblenou, à #Barcelone, le mouvement "adolescents sans portable" est en train de gagner toute l'Espagne. De Barcelone à Madrid, du Pays basque à l'Andalousie, des #parents dénoncent les #dangers des #smartphones pour leurs #adolescents.

https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/117912-010-A/arte-regards/

Protecting your data from cops and robbers: A cyber-security primer for travellers, immigrants, emigrants, dissidents, and activists

5-part series now complete:

https://hasbrouck.org/articles/cybersecurity.html

Please boost for those who need it.

A new report on China’s smartphone sales for Q1 2025 says Apple is the only major phone maker that declined year-over-year. Read more at @9to5mac. #China #Apple #Smartphones #iPhone #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/otLChs

**Tools like Apple’s photo Clean Up are yet another nail in the coffin for being able to trust our eyes **

T.J. Thomson

“_The tool uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the scene and suggest elements that might be distracting. You can see those highlighted in the screenshot below._

_You can then tap the suggested element to remove it or circle elements to delete them. The device then uses generative AI to try to create a logical replacement based on the surrounding area._”

https://theconversation.com/tools-like-apples-photo-clean-up-are-yet-another-nail-in-the-coffin-for-being-able-to-trust-our-eyes-253942.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Apple #Photography #Photo #Smartphones #Technology @ai

Paris: Garder son smartphone plus de 2,5 ans … souhaitable et possible ?, Le samedi 19 avril 2025 de 14h30 à 16h30. https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/32404 #logicielsLibres #smartphones #osAlternatifs #electrocycle

Nobody knows which way the tariff drama will end, but this much is clear: You will be paying more for your cameras and phones one way or the other. How much? Will it be worth it? Check out this Storyboard curated by @Photowalks to find out. #Tariffs #Tech #Technology #Cameras #Smartphones https://flip.it/X_IrK2

From CNET: President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers, and other tech devices and components from his reciprocal tariffs.

https://flip.it/lG6aVL

Zollerhöhungen: Ausnahmen für Smartphones und Computer entlasten Elektronikbranche
Die US-Regierung unter Präsident Donald Trump hat angekündigt, bestimmte Elektronikprodukte wie Smartphones und Computer von den jüngsten Zollmaßn
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/feature/zollerhoehungen-ausnahmen-fuer-smartphones-und-computer-entlasten-elektronikbranche/
#Feature #iPhone #Apple #China #Computer #DonaldTrump #Elektronik #Halbleiter #Handelskonflikt #Handelspolitik #Smartphones #USA #Zlle

Excluding smartphones from tariffs and not the same electronic parts when they are not part of a smartphone is peculiar (but because of Apple ofcourse ). Also other people will start complaining that no exemptions are made for other chinese goods, it could lead to chaos.
#trump #tariffs #smartphones

It's a clown show, nobody takes Trump (and the USA) serious. What goals are they trying to achieve? There will be no investment in US production for smartphones for example. Xi will now never give in or compromise.
But ofcourse Apple was afraid for their profits.
https://www.ft.com/content/3eb48a07-7cb0-4a44-9159-eb5b402c2fec
#trump #usa #tariffs #smartphones

"Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possibility of extra scrutiny of their phones when crossing borders, especially when entering the United States.

The Canadian government warned travelers in a recent travel advisory that U.S. border agents are entitled to search your electronic devices and “don’t need to provide a reason when requesting a password to open your device.”

Some recent cases have made travelers nervous about their privacy, such as when a Brown University professor with a U.S. visa was deported to Lebanon after border agents found a photo of Hezbollah’s leader on her phone.

“While 100% privacy may be impossible in these situations, there are a few things you can easily do that make it much harder for someone to see your private data even with physical access to your device,” said Patricia Egger, head of security at encrypted service Proton Mail.

Here are tips on protecting your device privacy while travelling:"

https://apnews.com/article/internet-privacy-smartphones-travel-e0a3146ae7966ea0e4157dbfae1f6a81

#Fraud #QRCodes #Parking #Scam #Fraudulent #Scams #ScamsAndFraud #Technology #SmartPhones #quishing #quishingScam #QRCodeFraud #Cyber #CyberSecurity #cybersecuritynews
Always worth a post when so many scams are out there. Beware QR codes!!!

Organised gangs behind rise in QR 'quishing' scams https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6yznmv3gzo

Your Smartphone Can Measure Solar Storms!

Industry researchers found a way to provide better global coverage of what dynamics are occurring in the turbulent ionosphere - a region of Earth's atmosphere that is affected by the Sun's activity. They did this by tapping into GPS signals transmitted between smartphones and satellites.

Check out my latest #SpaceAustralia article here: https://www.spaceaustralia.com/news/your-smartphone-can-tell-us-about-solar-storms

Kast, Smith, Google Research Software Engineers