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"For as long as you have been a member of your local gym, you have used a small
plastic tag to access it. But now the tag no longer works. Instead, you have to
download an app to get inside for your workout – and that app requires location
access and Bluetooth access, which would allow it to track your location within
the gym, and potentially anywhere based on the Bluetooth signal.
This is just one example of being forced to use apps where we otherwise might
not want to. It happens if we want to communicate with government, to engage
with health services, to authenticate our identities, and so much more.
In many ways, this is a consequence of the very success of mobile apps: they
have become handy tools for a litany of everyday tasks, and an indispensable
part of life. And while it might seem innocuous, this proliferation of apps
comes with several hidden problems. So what’s driving it? And how can it be
fixed?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
