That means abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications.

这意味着完全抛弃电话，转而使用基于数据的通信工具。

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That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they were made by, or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications—using apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp, which can be tied to your identity.

这可能意味着，要么开发一种统一的方式来标记视频和图像，显示视频和图像是何时并由谁制作的，要么完全放弃电话，转向基于数据的通信——使用 FaceTime 或 WhatsApp 等应用，这些应用可以与你的身份挂钩。

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The most obvious are communications AIDS such as instant messaging, phone and video conferencing, and virtual workspaces.

最明显的就是沟通援助，例如：即时消息、电话、视频会议和虚拟工作空间等。

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who are increasingly trying to seize the lead. The Intelligence Ministry has clamped down on both the Internet and on mobile phone communications during opposition demonstrations to disrupt communications.

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Koso bought his new communications systems from Thinking Phone Networks, a provider of unified communications technology.

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Its contacts are listed behind Web Commerce Communications Limited with phone numbers under a Malaysian country code.

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Personal permission from the home secretary is needed to intercept phone communications.

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