Even when an app is free, there are downsides to watch out for – including how your choices can help advertisers better target you in real life.
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The proliferation of apps might seem innocuous. But it comes with several hidden problems.
Social apps like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook are designed to be addictive. What would they look like if we removed the worst features?
The Philadelphia School District is rolling out a Flyers-branded app that’s supposed to get kids moving by following an avatar on a screen.
To augment information about you that it collects directly, the US Government is buying less-regulated information harvested by cameras, cellphones and apps and sold on the commercial data market.
Pl@ntNet, the “shazam” for plants is a well-known app among the hiking community and nature enthusiasts, but not many know that it’s a precious resource for scientists.
A multi-billion dollar industry is putting cash back in consumers’ pockets. But there’s a catch.
As traditional social structures change, technology is filling the gaps – for a price.
Your data is being collected and served back to you in a fun way. You might be limiting you taste in following its design for you.
There are environmental and personal reasons to consume less. Doing so may require an approach grounded in human behaviour, not a trend.
Apps and websites that cropped up in the wake of #MeToo can’t fully capture the dynamics that make informal offline networks function.
When the product is mental wellbeing, what happens when the cure becomes part of the disease?
The strong bonds that users are forming with their AI chatbots rest on the human imagination at work.
We are living in a world where our unease, vigilance, and even our guilt is being used for corporate profit.
Many of the apps and social media platforms you use every day may not charge you money, but often there is a price to pay – your privacy.
AI’s potential needs to be explored through experimentation. But this works best if managed under controlled environments.
The hype around digital tools can divert attention from farmers’ real, on-the-ground challenges.
Is the increasingly gamified trading environment equipping new investors with the skills and confidence to build a strong financial future, or is it designed to exploit their weaknesses?
Less domination could lead to more choice and innovation.
Rental technology platforms force renters to pay for costly background checks, collect too much personal data and use opaque algorithms to ‘score’ applicants.
Top contributors
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Professor & Director, Hub for Apple Platform Innovation (HAPI), School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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Professor of Reading and Children’s Development, The Open University
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, Carleton University
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Dean, Research and Innovation, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, Film, Screen and Creative Media, and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
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Harvard University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Principal Research Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Associate Dean, Interaction, Technology and Information, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Education & Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal