An analysis of 12 popular apps’ privacy policies reveals a number of concerns, including confusing privacy messages and unnecessarily long data retention windows.
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Invasive species cause billions of dollars in damage across the US every year. Hikers and backpackers can take simple steps to avoid spreading seeds and making the problem worse.
Whether or not Bill C-27 moves companies away from deceptive design in apps and websites depends on how, and if, the Canadian government holds companies accountable for their actions.
AI chatbots can provide people with immediate help, but the technology is still far from capable of replacing human therapists.
Addiction to social media can affect the emotional well-being of adolescents and young adults. But staying offline — even for only a few hours a day — can help.
Many people have become resigned to the fact that tech companies collect our private data. But policymakers must do more to limit the amount of personal information corporations can collect.
With few regulations in place, gambling companies are going all-in to attract as many customers as possible – with younger, sports-obsessed and smartphone-savvy Americans particularly vulnerable.
Tax season is fast approaching, but there are limited opportunities for Canadians to influence how their taxes are spent. Here’s how a new innovation could lead to a more democratic tax system.
About half the population of people taking regular medicines don’t take them as prescribed. Here are some tips to help you remember.
Mobile apps are sometimes ‘regionalized’ to better serve the needs of users, functioning differently in, for example, China than in Canada. But some of those differences pose security and privacy risks.
Plant care advice abounds on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – but not all of it is good. A plant expert debunks four common recommendations.
Drivers claim that algorithms are skewed against them on ride-hailing platforms.
The company has managed to change some of its practices, but it is still butting heads with regulators and governments.
It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even then it would be more harmful than helpful.
The Tim Hortons consumer app was found to have collected detailed user information, including location data. As a privacy violation, this challenges perception of Tim Hortons as a trusted brand.
How do mental health apps compare to in-person therapy? A social worker and expert on technology and human services explains.
The claims made by the creators of the app – which highlights parts of words to supposedly enhance users’ reading abilities – are dubious.
In today’s episode we take a look at how TikTok can be used as a tool to educate and has been a space for sharing information during major events in the last two years.
The use of “gamification” in stock trading and other apps raises new legal challenges. Existing legal tools should be adapted to meet these challenges.
The study found most use Tinder casually because they’re bored, playing with the app like a kind of smartphone game - even though many use it to find true love.
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, University of Stavanger
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre., CSIRO
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Co-director, Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Education & Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Associate Professor of Computer Games and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
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Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
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Principal Research Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO
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Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
