Countries around the world have struggled to get people to download and use contact tracing apps.
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Apps like WhatsApp have connected more voices to participate in live talk radio - but this comes with new challenges.
AI-powered tools have proven helpful for some couples trying to separate. But human relationships exist along a complicated spectrum, and even this advanced tech can’t grasp it all.
While the delay to releasing the app is disappointing, it’s a chance to use behavioural science to optimise its design.
Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb the coronavirus. But they’re not all the same when it comes to privacy.
The NZ COVID Tracer app helps you keep track of places you visit in New Zealand, in case anyone infected also visited. But the app has some shortcomings that won’t be fixed until June at the earliest.
Symptoms like loss of smell and taste are powerful predictors of COVID-19 infections.
Providing the relevant safeguards are in place, there should be no particular threat to Australians’ privacy.
Apps like Houseparty and Netflix Party are helping people stay in touch with friends - but do these apps have cyber dangers that we need to be aware of?
Aspiring singers can now use apps to record professional-sounding songs from their phones. This has the potential to disrupt the recording and publishing industry.
CovidRADAR was developed in less than a week.
Research reveals a complicated relationship between surveillance and freedom, as surveillance activities allow for greater autonomy for women hoping to work in Jordan.
Precocious social media users want to use technology to change the world.
Tinder was developed as a dating app, but research has found that some find it useful for promotional campaigns and artistic purposes.
The convenience of digital consultations can be compelling. But these services aren’t without risk – especially when people don’t interact directly with a health-care professional.
As the head of a media and communications program, my life’s digital-analogue balance was off. Four weeks at sea with no devices refocussed my views – even on things that had been there all along.
Genetic apps claim to reveal fundamental insights about your health, well-being, and even intellect. But it’s not just spurious science - believing these traits are genetic can have harmful consequences.
In major cities around the world, dockless scooters and bikes are everywhere, yet the companies themselves are often breathtakingly short-lived. Basic economic concepts give us clues why.
There’s an app for just about everything nowadays. But if you’re trying to have a baby, relying on a fertility app to tell you the best time to conceive is probably not your best bet.
Targeting kids with a weight loss app could perpetuate body image issues and lead to disordered eating. Yes, childhood obesity is a problem – but we must tread carefully when delivering solutions.
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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