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WhatsApp and the mediation of personal relatioships during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic AppsCOVID19Impacte socialImpacto socialInterdisciplinarityResearch

WhatsApp and the mediation of personal relatioships during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

By Marc Esteve Del Valle. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and an external associate researcher in the Communication Networks & Social[…]

Melissa Renau: “Glovo’s free login system is a double-edged sword” AppsArticlesSocial impact

Melissa Renau: “Glovo’s free login system is a double-edged sword”

  Melissa Renau is a predoctoral researcher at the UOC’s Doctoral School and member of the Dimmons Group at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3). She is currently carrying out research into the working conditions of[…]

7 Privacy related questions about contact tracing apps AppsCOVID19Social NetworksTechnology Studies

7 Privacy related questions about contact tracing apps

By Julián Salas & Cristina Pérez.  Now that in many countries the lockdown measures and restrictions on the mobility implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic are being relaxed gradually, contact tracing is taking place as[…]