Tracking apps and their use in coercive relationships
It's natural for parents to want to know where their children are and technology has made that easier with the use of tracking apps like Life360, Find My Friends or Google Family.
But research suggests that the use of these apps may have unintended consequences, normalising the idea of personal tracking to the point where young people don't recognise when a partner crosses the line from caring to coercive. Spanish researcher and academic, María Atiénzar Prieto is doing her PhD on how young people perceive the use of digital technology as a form of control in relationships.
She explains to Kathryn how her work raises concerns about the failure to set appropriate digital boundaries.
Originally from Spain, María Atiénzar Prieto is doing her PhD at Griffith University in Queensland.
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