App makers: It’s time to stop exploiting user addiction and get ethical

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In today world of new technology advancement, mobile device users increase dramatically. Developers build mobile app and create users addiction intentionally in order to create more profit. This had raise the number of “Mobile Addict “as certain apps especially social apps give us hits of dopamine. Excessive used of these app will exhibit brain damage and cause users to mental, physical, and social harm.  Developers should be ethical and protect user’s mental health and well-being by notifying users who uses app excessively with usage report to create self-awareness. Additionally, they can include self-regulation tools which limit user’s time in accessing mobile applications.

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By: Loo Su Fia

Mobile Addiction

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Most of the people are addicted to mobile nowadays. Fingers are hardly remove from scrolling mobile apps, emails and social media. Fortunately, there are few ways to help minimise the usage of mobile.  The article from the given link below introduced 6 apps , which are Offtime, Moment, BreakFree, Flipd, AppDetox and Stay On Task (Goldman,2015). these app has common feature like blocking user from using social media applications with time limit. Once time limit is set, users would not be able to use their phone. It helps users to be more focus on task and avoid distraction from phone and tablets.

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By: Chow Suet Li

Privacy Issue

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A research from University of California concluded that among 825 mobile applications for iPhone users, 21% forward the ID number, 4% forward the current position and 0.5% copy the address books. As for android users, installing apps requires the permission to access right to data (contacts, photos, location) and will be claimed by the app, or else the app will not be installed. Once installed, the privileges cannot be revoked. Many developers claimed that they do so because they want to ensure the functionality of the app runs smoothly. To solve the issue of data abuse, an app called “SRT AppGuard” is created to show the users on every application they installed and what it accesses to. Privileges can be taken back or given to the respective app at any time by the users. What comes even great is it can be downloaded without any fees charges.

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By: Chow Suet Li

Mobile Spying

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Mobile spying applications are designed for the purpose of child and employee monitoring, but sometimes the purpose extend beyond that. After buying the application, a link is given to be downloaded in the target phone or tablet. When it finishes downloading, the app disappears and works in complete stealth mode without leaving trace behind (Souza, 2016). The user then need to sign into online user account with username and password given by the company. The list of activities that can be monitored are in the article. It could be a law offense if one install monitoring software onto phone which he/she do not own or have proper authorization to install it. A person (over 18 years old) who is being monitored need to be notified or else the user is consider violated the laws. It may be legal for parents to monitor their children through spy app, but ethically it is wrong to monitor them without their consent. One way to eliminate this option is to open a honest, friendly and fair conversation with their children. As for organisation, it can win employee’s hearts if trust is given to them. When their conscience is in charge, it may increase the engagement in productivity. 

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By: Chow Suet Li

Application misuse is proving hard for IT to spot

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Business users are misusing the applications, but IT department finds it difficult to stop them. Users abuse applications for negligent or malicious purposes such as stealing data for sale to other competitors in the market. Besides, users can misuse software in various ways such as view, copy, or print data. Only one in four said they could stop employees copying files. 71% of malicious are caused by neglicience. In site of this, more companies are planning to move their applications to the cloud or break down the users into privileged users and ‘application users’. Only these two users can access to the cloud to prevent leakage of information (Bradburry, 2016).

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By: Edward See Noor Yee

5 Epic Ways We Misuse Mobile Technology

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The five ways of misuse mobile technology are politicians watch explicit materials in parliament, 

people see people’s head and outstretch Ipads during concerts, children misuse the in-app purchase, undated social news and constantly sharing selfies (Lim, 2016). The consequences are bad impact on studies, the students become additive to mobile phones which lead to poor grades. Accidents also occur as drivers play phone while driving and will cause serious health issues (Point, 2015). To solve this, parents should limit the types of apps, parents should educate their children the proper way to use the mobile apps (Life, 2012).

References

Life, T. (2012) How to Prevent your Teen From Misusing Their Cell Phone - This Busy Life, This Busy Life. Available at: http://www.thisbusylife.com/2012/11/12/how-to-prevent-your-teen-from-misusing-their-cell-phone/(Accessed: 18 June 2016).

Point, M. (2015) Positive and negative impact of cell phones, My Essay Point. Available at: http://myessaypoint.com/positive-and-negative-impact-of-cell-phones (Accessed: 18 June 2016).

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By: Lau Jing Qi