The Zzzphone, a made-to-order cellphone, recently captured the imagination of the gadget crowd.
Until Congress or the courts act to require court orders, cellphone users should understand that their private information may, without their knowledge, easily be subject to law enforcement's routine surveillance.
It was the fifth attack on cell towers since late last month, when the Taliban ordered cellphone companies to turn their signals off at night to prevent American and NATO forces from using them to track the movements of Taliban fighters.
More than once, he was reported to have entered a fancy restaurant, ordered cellphones confiscated, dined lavishly, then picked up everyone's check.
The commission also ordered local cellphone companies to shut off any phone numbers registered to Baghdad TV.
A spokesman for the Senate Republicans, John E. McArdle, described the allegation that Mr. Bruno had ordered a cellphone cutoff as "delusional".
That pressure increased on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia ordered local cellphone providers to halt BlackBerry service, saying it failed to meet the country's regulatory requirements.
Jeff, I recently ordered a cellphone case from Amazon.
Would customers given to placing delivery orders buy cellphones to call a restaurant in advance -- perhaps from the car, the bus or the street?
Without cause, the officer went on to accuse the man of being a pedophile, prohibit the man from using his cellphone, order the man out of his car for a pat-down despite having no reason to believe he was armed, and ask to search his car.
Mr. Bigari plans to test cellphone ordering this summer.
