If you’re thinking of buying your loved ones smart gadgets this Christmas, here’s how to prevent them from a privacy nightmare.
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Far from being simply glamorous or transactional, relationships with a “blesser” expose young women to risks.
Modern life bombards our brains with stimulation, through scrolling feeds, video games, email pings and sugary snacks. Can going without for 24 hours help?
The collective behaviours of smartphones — alerts, responsive interfaces, the use of gestures, the knowledge of intimate data — all feed into our reliance on the devices.
The EU energy label for these devices now includes scores aimed at drawing consumers to products that are easier to fix.
In Saudi Arabia, smartphones offer women new avenues of empowerment, even as they remain tools of surveillance in a society where gender inequality persists.
To avoid potential health problems, it’s important to ‘take care of business’ as quickly as possible.
Do you read the news and connect with friends while on the loo? Here’s what you should know.
Research shows that ‘phubbing’ – ignoring a partner to look at your phone – can lower relationship satisfaction and spark retaliation.
Whatever you do, don’t spray it with pure alcohol.
Nowadays, much of the information surrounding us is noise – insignificant and irrelevant information that no one needs to know.
The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.
When it comes to drying out your drenched device, problematic myths about liquid protection and repair make it hard to separate fact from fiction.
Many of us are hostage to our phones – and it’s not unlike having head lice.
Inside every smartphone and laptop are tiny specks of valuable materials, many of which are still lost even when you take your old electronics to a recycling center.
Sim-swap fraud can have very damaging effects.
Social media isn’t just a distraction for teens – it’s part of their world.
Scientists on the African continent have made notable contributions to photonics research.
Editing any photo, anywhere, is cheaper and easier than ever. What does that mean for having ‘visual proof’ of something?
Abbreviations like ‘brb’ and ‘plz’ may seem benign. But new research shows they can make senders appear less sincere – and even undermine budding romances.
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor & Director, Hub for Apple Platform Innovation (HAPI), School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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Professor, Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Professeur des universités physicien, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Anthropology, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor of Screen Media, King's College London