The article outlines and discusses the methodological conditions for studying software development kits as an empirical entry point to research on mobile infrastructures for datafication.
News and Research articles on Mobile apps
This paper delivers a legal analysis that explores whether the privacy labels of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store meet the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), along with insights into the adoption of app developers to map the extent of the problem.
GDPR compliance can be hard, but does not have to, as we demonstrate in the context of consent banners and mobile apps.
Has the GDPR changed privacy in apps? We study how third-party tracking—a common privacy threat—has changed since the GDPR was introduced.
Apps to help track fertility and menstruation proliferate, and so does the commodification of user data. How is this tendency viewed in light of the GDPR and the UCPD?
This paper examines data and privacy governance by four China-based mobile applications and their international versions - including the role of the state. It also highlights the role of platforms in gatekeeping mobile app privacy standards.