Getting hooked on tech

Abstract

Are technology companies maximizing profits by making users addicted to their products?

References

1. Cakebread, C. If you haven't checked Facebook lately, you're in the minority, Business Insider, Oct. 2, 2017, http://read.bi/2AT5WC4.
2. Shane, S., and Isaac, M. Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress, The New York Times, Sept. 21, 2017, http://nyti.ms/2yS3wCb.
3. Sean Parker unloads on Facebook "exploiting" human psychology, Axios, Nov. 9, 2017 http://bit.ly/2kg5Pdx.
4. LaMotte, S. Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain, CNN, Dec. 1, 2017 http://cnn.it/2kHY13J.
5. Texting while driving may be common, but it's illegal in most states, Pew Research Center, Nov. 15, 2013 http://pewrsr.ch/2kFnNFZ.
6. Online Social Networking and Addiction-- A Review of the Psychological Literature, International Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Aug. 29, 2011 http://bit.ly/2J6TKBo.

Index Terms

• Applied computing

  • Life and medical sciences

    • Consumer health

  • Operations research

    • Consumer products

• Social and professional topics

  • Computing / technology policy

    • Computer crime

      • Social engineering attacks

        • Spoofing attacks