Creepy apps cause emotional stress: The normalization of affective discomfort in app use

We know that apps collect all sorts of data about us, and that makes us feel uncomfortable. In a new study researchers from the University of Copenhagen have measured how uncomfortable and "creeped out" using apps can make us feel. Industry and policy initiatives are called for.

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