The following sentences, which were lifted from The Economist, were edited to show other common sentences error-agreement, split infinitives, sexist language, sentence length. Rewrite thee items to correct the errors.
1. Other worries on smartphone use, such as dependency- smartphone users exhibit "nomophobia" when they happen to find themselves empty-handed-are a measure of utility as much as addiction as after all, people also hate to be without their wheels or their watch.
2. The same phones that allow the governments to spy on their own citizens also record the brutality of officials and spread information and dissenting opinions as well as feed the demand for autonomy and help protest movements to coalesce.
3. Governed by suitable regulations, anonymized personal data can be used to, among other things, optimize traffic flows, prevent crime and fight epidemics.
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