Apps
Millions use parental tracking apps but this psychologist isn’t sold
Children who know their parents are watching from afar can withdraw, and the parents can become obsessive, say experts.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Latest
Banned on one, blocked on all: Dating app abusers face platform-wide exile
Under a new industry code of conduct, users booted from an online dating service owned by a company with multiple apps will be barred across the other platforms.
- by Clay Lucas
Reinventing romance: Dating events are back as singles sour on the apps
Dating apps redefined romance for a generation. Now, local entrepreneurs are trying to redefine the industry for 3 million Australian users as many abandon them.
- by Clay Lucas
Paying to play the field: Why singles like Carly are deleting dating apps
They have redefined romance, but the honeymoon is over for dating apps as users become mentally exhausted with the swiping and small talk, not to mention the surging price to be noticed.
- by Clay Lucas
Exclusive
Dating
Behind the screens: Hook-up dating app Down and its place in a dark industry
Review farms, fake women messaging men and staff able to read your every message – the inside world of a dating app.
- by Clay Lucas
Mental health professionals used to be wary of apps. Now, they prescribe them
Black Dog Institute will launch a CBT app for teenagers this week, joining a list of tools experts say could be useful in the nation’s mental health crisis.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Domestic violence
Behind the locked doors of a DV safe room wasn’t my life, until suddenly it was
I spent a morning surrounded by women whose once-normal lives had been turned into nightmares by their partners.
- by Julie Lewis
Opinion
Social media
I’m trying to evolve my relationship with my smartphone to ‘friends with benefits’
A video of the New Year’s Eve countdown at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris shows a sea of phones. When midnight hits, no one hugs or kisses.
- by Gary Nunn
Updated
Information security
Qantas says issue that exposed customer data to others has been resolved
The software issue gave customers access to the personal information and accounts of other people.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Children's Health
Should children be on social media? Too late, they already are
Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive: mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.
Uber is winning the rideshare war, but our addiction to the app may backfire
Despite years of controversy and frustration, Australians can’t seem to get enough of Uber. Transport industry insiders and competition experts warn consumers will be left paying the price.
- by Sophie Aubrey