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202 How your smartphone has become a parasite

Firstpost Tech
Firstpost @ Firstpost Tech 1 place · 06/08/2025 08:30 EDT

How your smartphone has become a parasite

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms are not the only parasites plaguing humans. According to a new study, smartphones are the new age parasites that feed on our time, attention and personal information

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