collision detection: Reach out and lie to someone

February 10, 2003

Reach out and lie to someone

You know how, when you get a call from someone who’s on a mobile phone, you often ask “where are you?”

Well, according to this very cool study of cell-phone behavior — 20% of the time, the person on the mobile lies about their location.

(Thanks to Smart Mobs for pointing to this study!)

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