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Your phone is not your friend A new project is aiming to open parents’ and educators’ eyes about the threat of mobile phone use in children, writes Atif Hussain from New Cairo British International School
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Mobile phones come in various shapes, sizes, and colours, catering to everyone’s interests and financial means. They have become the first thing we look at in the morning and the last
thing before we sleep. We carry them everywhere – in our pockets, bags, cars, and even into private spaces. We entrust them with so much of our lives, and they absorb our habits and routines. It’s almost
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easy to mistake these sleek, colorful, portable devices as friends, and for some, even best friends. However, the reality is far from this, and this perceived friend could, in fact, be a foe.
These small devices not only spy on you and hold information without your knowledge, but they also share and sell this information to others without your consent. They are designed to be