Ethics in an App

Table of Contents

Glossary

0 smartphone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone

1 desktop computers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_computer

2 laptop

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop

3 App (mobile App)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app

4 interface

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_(computing)

5 Digital Humanism

https://dighum.ec.tuwien.ac.at/

6 App stores

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_store

7 outsourcing the workload

The term “outsourcing” refers to a strategy whereby corporate tasks and structures are delgated to external contractors. This can be on the level of individual tasks, specific tasks, or entire processes.

8 user

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_(computing)

9 user-experience

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience

10 user profiling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_profile

We refer to the automated strategy of building multiple profiles and combining them.

11 GDPR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

12 sensors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor

13 surveillance technologies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance_industry

14 regulation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation

15 operating system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system

16 privacy by design-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_by_design

17 obfuscation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_masking

18 fine-granular

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science)

19 personal identifiable information

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathering_of_personally_identifiable_information

21 data points

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_observation#Data_point

22 pre-installed Apps

23 cloud services

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

24 side-loading

https://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/what-is-sideloading/

25 disclaimers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclaimer

26 nudging

https://uxdesign.cc/persuasive-design-nudging-users-in-the-right-direction-5af4a6f8c06f

27 opt-in

https://termly.io/resources/articles/opt-in-vs-opt-out/

28 simple terms

https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/words/use-simple-words-phrases/

29 geoblocking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo-blocking

30 IP address

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address

31 vertical integration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_integration

32 monopoly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly

33 Digital Markets Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act

34 obsolescence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolescence

35 e-waste

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste

36 archivability

https://library.stanford.edu/projects/web-archiving/archivability

37 public code

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

38 licensing

https://snyk.io/learn/what-is-a-software-license/

39 lock-in effects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in

40 F-Droid

https://f-droid.org/

41 proprietary libraries (Google Play Services).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software

42 participatory decision making

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participative_decision-making_in_organizations

43 use-case

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_case

44 bottom-up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-down_and_bottom-up_design

45 Open Data

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data

46 decentralized

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralization

47 protocol based money

https://medium.com/genesishack/draft-what-are-blockchain-protocols-and-how-do-they-work-94815be5efa7

48 micro credits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit

49 in-App purchases

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inapp-purchasing.asp