(WJAR) — Is your cellphone number private? It may be time to start limiting who you share it with. Scammers know our cellphones have basically become an extra appendage, and they're constantly ...

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Border agents in the US are dramatically stepping up searches of people coming into the country, even US citizens returning from trips. And they have the authority to search your personal devices.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is facing new calls to resign after he was jailed over charges related to witness tampering involving a burner phone, a judge ruled. The ruling was made ...

St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got burned by his own burner phone today and is now headed to jail as the criminal case against him works its way through court. Montgomery, already on house arrest ...

A mom of four in New York is openly flouting her kids’ school’s ban on cell phones amid concerns over her family’s safety. Angel Ericson-Katerle, from Rochester, posted a video to her TikTok, ...

Burner phones have seen a quiet resurgence in 2025. These simple mobile devices remain popular among privacy-conscious users, digital minimalists, and anyone looking for a basic secondary phone. The ...

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple,” wrote Oscar Wilde. That observation holds true for press freedom on both sides of the Atlantic. The US mythologises its First Amendment as near-sacred, ...

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo this week advised residents to buy a burner phone and use encrypted messaging apps to avoid being tracked by immigration officers and federal agents. In a ...

Crossing the border can be extremely stressful. And now your phone adds another layer. According to new figures from US Customs and Border Protection, nearly 15,000 device searches were carried out ...