Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more complex than you might think.
Sales of so-called “dumb phones,” like flip and slide phones, are on the rise among the younger generation.
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Many stressors may be coming from interactions with technology: small but frequent frustrations that quickly dissipate, but when added up trigger digital distress.
Your phone could soon replace your passwords.
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Passwords are both annoying to use and vulnerable to hackers. Google is moving to support stronger, easier-to-use passkeys (and other tech companies are close behind).
The right to repair means that consumer goods can be fixed and maintained by anyone.
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The Canadian government is planning to implement ‘right to repair’ for electronic devices. This has the potential to give consumers more options, and challenges corporations’ hold over knowledge.
Experts have been considering whether TikTok is worse in terms of privacy or security than other, US-based apps.
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Cellphones are constantly collecting location data from global satellites, but there is uncertainty about who is using these data, and for what purposes.
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For some parents, apps offer a practical way of keeping tabs on one’s family. But many children and teenagers experience it is as unwelcome surveillance.
Apple chose not to raise prices on its new iPhone.
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Despite the highest inflation rates in 40 years, Apple chose not to raise prices on its gadgets. More bizarre, the consumer price index suggests smartphones are 20% cheaper than a year ago.
A deceptive device?
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A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were to deceive for personal gain.
Gen Z smartphone addiction can support compulsive buying habits.
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One person out of three does not dare to turn to the supplier in case of problems. Feeling of shame, as well as doubts about the ability of the person they are dealing explain that figure.
Intel Inside no longer means what it once did.
Slejven Djurakovic
As someone who’s been researching e-wearables as a means to teach children about mental health for over 10 years, I’ve seen some alarming unintended consequences with their use.