\n The iPod people seem to be everywhere these days, listening to Bach or 50 Cent, Criminals have noticed: New York City police officials said today that an increase The Metropolitan Transportation Authority followed by announcing a series of Just as officials warned riders to beware of chain snatchers and pickpockets What about all those subway ads for iPods? Have they produced an iPod theft zone where from the New York Times<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Note to Subway Riders: Watch Out for Those iPods The iPod people seem to be everywhere these days, listening to Bach or 50 Cent, but nowhere do they appear more visible and at peace than on the subways. The train … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/podsubway.jpg\")
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\n but nowhere do they appear more visible and at peace than on the subways. The
\n train rocks on the tracks, the brakes screech, the motorman says something
\n unintelligible, but the iPod users are in their own zone, protected by a personal
\n soundtrack.<\/p>\n
\n in subway crime this year is driven almost entirely by a dramatic rise in robberies
\n and thefts of cell phones and iPods, two totems of modern urban life.<\/p>\n
\n safety advertisements that may alter the habits of iPod users, perhaps leaving
\n them no choice but to experience the sounds of the subway along with everyone
\n else.<\/p>\n
\n in the high-crime era of the 1980’s, so are they now suggesting that iPod users
\n keep themselves from standing out. "Earphones are a giveaway," one
\n of the new announcements states. "Protect your device."<\/p>\n
\n you can’t use your iPod at all? And those stylish earphones as a dead
\n giveaway? Personally, we are convinced that the next great leap in portable
\n music technology and the first big step towards Cyborgs in Cyberspace will
\n be surgically implanted inside-the-ear-buds, which can be connected, wirelessly,
\n of course, to your phone, the internet, or your music player. Coming
\n soon to a clinic near you…. <\/i> <\/p>\n