MOBILE ABUSE

A Real Friend but ……. inconsiderate, annoying discourteous and stupid in public places

Mobile Abuse•Like millions of others, you may be the victim of cell phone abuse.

•What is cell phone abuse?

•Imagine ….. You are in a public place trying to concentrate on something or in serious discussion with your friend or enjoying a peaceful moment……

•A stranger 5 to 10 feet away starts talking on his cell phone

•Your concentration breaks or your conversation ends or your peaceful moment disturbs…….

•Now you are a victim of cell phone abuse.

•Cell phone abuse results in

•1. Cyber crime•2. Invasion of privacy•3. Health hazards•4. Social problems•5.Psychological problems•6. Financial loss

Cyber crime•Includes traditional activities such as fraud, theft or forgery ,when ever a telecommunication system is involved

Cyber• Cyber-, derived from the Greek word

Kubernetes meaning Steersman , is used in the terms cybersex, cybernetics, cyberspace, cyberpunk, cyberhomes and cyberhate, but has been largely surpassed by e-

• It is used in the computer or electronic context to denote control of the thing represented by the word it precedes- CYBERCRIME

The various forms of Cyber crime are

1.Internet auction fraud2. Internet service provider fraud3. Fraudulent web designing4. Multilevel marketing fraud5. Health care fraud6. Mobile phone fraud

Computer and Mobile network intrusion

1.Password SnifferProgrammes that monitors and record the name and password of network users as they log in

2. SpoofingOne computer is electronically' looks like’ another computer to gain access

3. Cyber fraudStock manipulation, fraudulent business opportunities, web auctions, credit card fraud

4. Cyber stalkingSending harassing or threatening e –mail or unwanted files and obscene messages or images

Cyber stalkers usually target women and children who are inexperience in online activities.

Stalkers generally lose interest if they don’t get the reactions they seek

Cyber terrorismUse of computers or mobile phones

or programmes in attack against others. It is a form of ‘Info war”

Computer sabotageUse of internet to hinder the

normal functioning of a computer through the introduction of worms, viruses logic bombs etc

Mail BombsSoftware that will instruct a computer

to do almost anything so that it will send mails for the tracker

Credit card fraudHacking of credit card pin number to

withdraw moneyIdentity theftTheft of one’s identity for criminal

use

Phishing

• Introduction of Malicious codes into links

• Eg. Spoofed Bank web sites

Pharming

Programme that direct the user to another Mocked link

How to escape1. Stay anonymous- choose a

genderless name2. Never give name or full address

to strangers3. Don’t respond to harassing or

negative messages4. Avoid uncomfortable situation

quickly

5. Watch what you say- don’t flirt online6. Learn more about internet privacy7. Don’t give email ID to strangers8. Frequently change your password

and answer to the ‘secret question’9. Don’t disclose your password to any

one, not even to your friends10. Don’t hesitate in filing a complaint with

the police if there is any cyber fraud

IT Act 2008• Computer Related Offences

• If any person, dishonestly, or fraudulently, does any act referred to in section 43, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two three years or with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees or with both.

IT Act Section 66 A• Punishment for sending offensive

messages through communication service, etc.

• any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or recipient about the origin of such messages.

IT Act Section 66 E

• Punishment for violation of privacy.

• Whoever, intentionally or knowingly captures, publishes or transmits the image of a private area of any person without his or her consent, under circumstances violating the privacy of that person, shall be punished with  imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine not exceeding two lakh rupees, or with both

IT Act Section 67

• Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form

• Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if  its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons.

CELL PHONES• Perry Long invented First Cell phone

in 1940.

• The first fully automatic mobile phone system, called MTA (Mobile Telephone system A), was developed by Ericsson and commercially released in Sweden in 1956

Mobile Phone

The Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Systems are digital mobile phone services.

The system consist of a Base station antenna which communicates with the mobile phones through Radio Frequency (RF) transmission.

•The mobile phone system is referred to as “cellular telephone system because the coverage area is divided into “cells “each of which has a base station antenna.

Mobile phones use Electromagnetic radiation in the Microwave range around 2.5 GHz

•When we talk on mobile phones, the transmitter takes the sound and encodes on to a continuous “sine wave”. The sine wave radiates out from the antenna and fluctuates evenly through space.

Electromagnetic spectrum

Once the encoded sound has been placed on the sine wave, the transmitter sends the signal to the antenna which then sends the signal out.

•The encoded signals are made up of electromagnetic radiations. These waves are picked up by the receiver in the base station tower. The base station antenna emits radiations continuously to make a link with the subscribers.

Mobile tower and base station

Mobile Evolution

GSM & CDMA Phones• GSM (Global System for Mobile

communications: is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world.

• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) is a channel access method utilized by various radio communication technologies.

CDMA –GSM Phones

GPS Phone

• A GPS navigation device is any device that receives Global Positioning System (GPS) signals for the purpose of determining the present location. These devices are used in military, aviation, marine and consumer product applications.

GPS Phone

Smart Phone• A smartphone is a mobile phone

offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality.

• a smartphone is simply a phone with advanced features like e-mail, Internet and e-book reader capabilities

Smart Phones

SIM• Subscriber Identification

Module (SIM)

• The SIM is a detachable smart card containing the user's subscription information and phone book.

• This allows the user to retain his or her information after switching handsets.

• Alternatively, the user can also change operators while retaining the handset simply by changing the SIM.

SIM• Securely stores the service

subscriber key having 15 digits

• First 3 digits – Mobile country code

• Second 2 digits – Mobile network code

• Third 10 digits – Mobile station identification number

EV DO

• EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized), often abbreviated as EV-DO or EV, is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access.

Mobile Phone technology

SIM CARD

Mobile Phone Terminology

• URL – Universal Resource Locator

• iPod – intelligent Portable occular device

• MPEG – Moving Picture Expert Group

• MP3 – Moving Picture – 3( Audio layer 3)

• Wi-Fi – Brand name of Wi-Fi Alliance-WLAN

• Blue tooth – Open wireless protocol

• GPS – Global Positioning System

• GPRS – General Packet Radio Service - Blackberry system

VoIP Phone – Voice over Internet Protocol

Most common type is Skype

Symptoms of Mobile abuse

1. Inability to concentrate on what you are doing

2. Mild or severe irritability or annoyance

3. Sensitivity to stupid ring tones4. Initially thinking that the cell

phone user is actually talking to you

5. Wishing the user would finish the call

6. Wishing the user would leave the place

7. Wishing that the battery would die

HEALTH HAZARDS Mobile phones uses electromagnetic

radiation in the microwave range

Part of the radio wave emitted by the mobile phone handset will be absorbed by the head

The radiation from a standard GSM handset has a peak output power of 2watts

Mobile Radiation

SAR• The rate at which human body

absorbs radiation is known as Specific Absorption Rate

• Maximum level of SAR is set as 2 w/kg averaged over a volume of 1 gm tissue for the head

THERMAL EFFECT

• Microwave causes “dielectric heating”

• Human tissue is rich in water and exhibit dielectric property(+ and – ve ions)

• Living tissue heat up through the rotation of polar molecules such as water

• Friction causes heating of tissue

Thermal effectThermographic images – Before and After

15 minutes of cell phone useRed and yellow patches- Heated tissues

• Head is in the “near field “ of radiation, so that most of the heating effect occurs in the head

• Temperature in the internal ear, brain increases 1 degree or more

• This adversely affect the functioning of these organs since these have fluid filled cavities

Blood-Brain Barrier

• The blood vessels in the brain and the surrounding tissue forms the BBB that can easily dispose heat

• But prolonged heating effect can alter brain functions and hearing ability

Blood brain barrier

Thermal effects

• Burning sensation in the Scalp and Ear pinna

• Mood alteration and lack of concentration

• Lethargy and lack of sleep

• Whistling sound in the ear

• Premature Cataract- Cornea of eye lacks blood supply and heat cannot be disposed

• Confusion and loss of memory since the microwaves interfere with the mood controlling brainwaves

• Alters sleep physiology and biological rhythm by changing the level of Dopamine, Serotonin hormones

Human Eye

Non Thermal Effects

• Increased cellular responses

• Leakage of Albumin from blood into the brain due to increased permeability of BBB

Non thermal effects

Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

• Unspecific symptoms during and after the use of cell phone. Tingling sensation, fatigue, dizziness, loss of mental attention, reduction in reaction time, memory retentiveness, tachycardia etc.

EM Radiation penetration into brainFig.1.5 year old brain Fig.2. 10 year old brain

Fig.3. Adult brain

Hearing impairments• Heating effect in the fluid of internal

ear

• Piercing sound from the speaker causes irritability in the ear drum and internal sensory cells of ear

• Human ear is highly sensitive to waves between 1000 and 6000 Hz

Human Ear

Genotoxic effect

• Reduction in reproductive capacity

• DNA fragmentation

• Boosted rate of cell division

Acoustic Neuroma

• Begnin brain tumor

• Meningioma

• Glioma

• One hour use of Mobile phone per day can increase the tumor risk after 10 years

Acoustic Neuroma

Sleep and EEG Effects

• Brain waves such as alpha beta ,delta waves will be affected when exposed to pulsed radiations

Brain waves

Microwave Auditory Effect

• Clicks and Buzzing sound in the head

• Microwave induces electric current in the hearing centre of the brain and causes Auditory illusion

• This may happen if music is heard using ear phone or Bluetooth for long time

Internal hearing sensors

• The human ear has a peak sensitivity of 3000 Hz, which causes a sense of unease. Alarms and Mobile ring tones are designed to sound at 3000 Hz. 

• The ear has a very low threshold of hearing for 3000 Hz.  A sound of this frequency is very penetrating.

After Call Symptoms• Burning sensation in the ear

pinna

• Irritation in the scalp

• Confusion

• Lethargy

• Auditory illusion

Social Problems Mobile Phone in public places

creates social problems also….

1.In attention blindness

2.Caller Hegemony

3.Cognitive load

4.Accidents

5.e-waste

Inattention blindness• Cell phone use in social situations

may result in overload.

• Local interaction and remote interaction demands certain attention

• Cell phone use in public places makes the user “ blind “ to local cues due to cognitive overload

• Cell phone use in public places reduce the reaction time to events around the user

• Reduced attention to local situation may disturb others since the user is not attending the social situation

• Use of Mobile phones in gatherings, meetings, entertainment places etc disturb others through inattention blindness

Caller Hegemony• The alarming ring tone may

demand higher attention to the phone rather than the local settings

• Caller Hegemony is the asymmetric relationship between the caller and answerer

Cognitive load

Mobile phone use in public places makes the user overloaded and become unaware of the details of communicative behavior of co- located individuals as well as other relevant features of the social situation

Accidents• Mobile phone use while driving may

cause accidents due to inattention blindness and cognitive load

• Cell phone conversation distracts the driver’s attention, increase reaction time, and reduce visual field attention

• Cognitive load raises above visual sensation and diverts attention

• Reaction to and memory of visual inputs while driving will drastically reduce if the cognitive load increases.

• The same negative effects may also happens if the driver uses a hands free phone.

e-waste

Psychological problems

• NoMophobia ( No Mobile phobia 

• When we run out of credit or battery, lose of phone or are in an area with no reception, being phoneless can bring a panic symptom referred to as NoMo Phobia or No Mobile phobia

• Ringxiety- Ringtone anxiety• Term introduced by David Laramie

California

• Ringxiety is the sensation and false belief that one can hear his or her mobile phone ringing or fell it vibrating.

• Humans are sensitive to auditory tones between 1000 and 6000 Hz. The ring tone frequency falls with in this range

Ringxiety

Precautions• Do not use mobile phone more than

15 minutes per day

• Do not allow others to click photos without your permission

• Do not reply to sms(short messaging service) and mms(multimedia messaging service)from strangers

• Do not send obscene text or images though mms

• Do not give your numbers to strangers while chatting online

• Do not keep the Bluetooth open to all

• Do not give mobile to unauthorized service centre to avoid ‘Cloning”

• Use security pin code to avoid misuse

• Use mobile phone only for communication

• Avoid using it in public places, hospitals, trains, buses etc for long time.

• Do not hear mobile music for long time. It will create auditory illusion

• Remove irritant ringtones and replace it with soft standard ring tones

• Switch off mobile in silent zones.

• Do not share your photos to strangers to avoid misuse such as Morphing

• Do not keep the mobile in bedside while sleeping. It will alter your sleep physiology

• Consider Mobile phones similar to your land phone. So that you will use it only for communication

Chat Rooms• Take extreme care during online chatting

and browsing blogs and web pages like Orkut. Hackers are waiting for you

• Do not reply to anonymous messages and do not give mail ID or full address in such web pages

• Use a genderless login name

• Frequently change passwords

Safety Measures

Do not use mobile Phone while it is plugged in

Safety Measures

• Do not use mobile phones when there is lightning

Safety Measures• Do not use Mobile phone near

Petrol outlet

Safety Measures• Do not use Mobile phone near

LPG gas cylinder

Safety Measures

• Do not keep mobile phone close to body while sleeping

• Its radiation will alter your biorhythms and sleep physiology

Cell phone abuse is a world wide epidemic which is now affecting millions of men ,women and children especially teen age students

To the cell phone abusers we say …………..

Try a little cell phone courtesy…. and do not burden others with your pseudo social behavior.

On behalf of the millions of us who suffer cell phone

abuse everyday

Thank you