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  • 2 - Technologies for Corporate Surveillance

  • Isabel Wagner, De Montfort University, Leicester
  • Book:
    Auditing Corporate Surveillance Systems
    Published online:
    24 March 2022
    Print publication:
    31 March 2022, pp 14-27

  • Summary

    This chapter focuses on the inner workings of networked services – what technologies they use and how they work – which will enable a deeper understanding of the methods used for corporate surveillance. The chapter first introduces the internet protocol suite and its most important protocols, and then explains the systems and languages used to deliver web-based content and mobile content.

  • QUALITY AND USE OF FREE SMOKING CESSATION APPS FOR SMARTPHONES

  • Dybesh Regmi, Clive Tobutt, Sami Shaban
  • Journal:
    International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care / Volume 34 / Issue 5 / 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    18 September 2018, pp. 476-480
  • Objectives:

    Smartphone Apps are one of the tools available to support patients who wish to quit smoking. Content analysis studies have indicated multiple deficiencies within these Apps including minimal use of evidence-based research and Nicotine Dependence Treatment Provider (NDTP) in App development. The aim of this study was to determine quality and features of smoking cessation Apps available on Android® and iOS® platforms.

    Methods:

    The first fifty free smoking cessation Apps available for download using the search term smoking cessation on Google Play Store and Apple App Store were chosen. Each of these Apps was analyzed and categorized based on ratings, target audience age, language, and a variety of tracking functionalities noted on the Apps. Indications and suggestions regarding either the use of NDTP or evidence-based behavior change protocols were noted.

    Results:

    There were no significant differences in the features of smoking cessation Apps on Android and iOS. Only 15 percent of all Apps analyzed on both platforms indicated some involvement of NDTP and there was no difference between the two platforms. More than 50 percent of Apps studied were downloaded over half a million times and the average user rating was 3.89/5.00 for Android and 3.72/5.00 for iOS with no significant difference.

    Conclusions:

    Most smoking cessation Apps in both platforms offer basic tracking functionalities with limited motivational tips. Only a handful of Apps have moved beyond this role and while their development is applaudable much innovation remains.