Mastodawn

"If our minds now encompass our phones, we are essentially cyborgs: part-biology, part-technology. Given how our smartphones have taken over what were once functions of our brains – remembering dates, phone numbers, addresses – perhaps the data they contain should be treated on a par with the information we hold in our heads. So if the law aims to protect mental privacy, its boundaries would need to be pushed outwards to give our cyborg anatomy the same protections as our brains."

https://aeon.co/ideas/are-you-just-inside-your-skin-or-is-your-smartphone-part-of-you

#article #bodyschema #biology #phoneuse #technology

Are ‘you’ just inside your skin or is your smartphone part of you? | Aeon Ideas

When it comes to basic rights and freedoms, do digital devices deserve the same protection as our brains and bodies?

Dennis Lutgert Feb 13, 2025

Jon Haidt, the writer of the book ‘The #AnxiousGeneration’ created a #substack of rather enlightening facts on #phoneuse in #schools. When the Lancet implies no real problems with phone use in schools, the Substack authors wrote a nice piece on the flawed research designs and conceptualisations of terms. It shows to me once more that it is imperative to take phones away from children until age 15. Writing this from my iPhone. https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanhaidt/p/lancet-study-flaws?r=1wwxz6&utm_medium=ios

Flaws in a Recent Lancet Study on Phone Use in Schools

Five problems that call into question the authors’ conclusion that phone free schools don’t improve mental health or academic performance

After Babel

Edward Betts Oct 31, 2024

There are no jetways at Bristol airport. The bus that takes passengers to their plane has a sign that says "do not use portable telephones". This is nonsense, of course people are using their mobiles on the bus.

#BristolAirport #PhoneUse #AirportBus