Tag: smart phones
Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity
Robert Olson, Rochester Institute of Technology
TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential...
FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to...
Susan Landau, Tufts University
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Kochava Inc. on Aug. 29, 2022, accusing the...
Therapy on the go: Mildly depressed or simply stressed, people are...
Lauri Goldkind, Fordham University
It might be surprising to think about browsing for therapists and ordering up mental health...
Why getting more people with disabilities developing technology is good for...
Kristen Shinohara, Rochester Institute of Technology and Garreth Tigwell, Rochester Institute of Technology
Unless you’re blind or know someone...
Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos...
Yalda T. Uhls, University of California, Los Angeles
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
An essential social skill is...
How Apple and Google will let your phone warn you if...
Johannes Becker, Boston University and David Starobinski, Boston University
On April 10, Apple and Google announced a coronavirus exposure notification system that will be built...
When should you unfriend someone on Facebook?
Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth
The nature and ethics of “fake news” has become a subject of widespread concern. But, for many of us,...
3 reasons why we are addicted to smartphones
Jaco J. Hamman, Vanderbilt University
Apple recently announced the launch of its iPhone 8 and iPhone X, which come with sleek, new features. Apple also...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
