ISSUES
: The Internet of Things
Index
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Index
adolescents
impact of internet on 1, 2–3
mid-teens and digital knowledge 5
online privacy awareness 3, 15
pornography and sexual expectations 2
risks from internet 1
teenage sleep patterns 12
use of social media 2, 12
Age UK Internet Champions 23
apps
Sesame Credit 31
spending on 5
student planner apps 17
use of 5
artificial intelligence 35
BOYD (bring your own device)
cost effectiveness of 17–18
growth in classroom uses 17
network and security 18
storage and charging systems 18
China
Sesame Credit (social monitoring) 31
communication
see also
online communities
hours spent on online communication 6, 7
interpersonal communication skills 3
out of hours work communication 7
social isolation and internet addiction 13
social isolation of older people 30
voice- vs. text-based 6
contact abuse 1
cyberbullying
nature of 2, 8
sexting and 2, 15
cybertarianism 29
Digital Quotient scores 6
DVD ownership 7
European privacy laws 9
Facebook
age of consent 9
missing children searches 32
online privacy management 15
as revolutionary invention 4
gambling, online 14
gaming
addiction to, South Korea 13
and dopamine release 21
educational games 14
girl-orientated games 14
internet addiction disorder (IAD) and 13, 14
potential benefits of 21
grooming 1, 32
health
see also
internet addiction disorder (IAD)
benefits of face-to-face interaction 13, 21
and childhood screen time 20
cognitive development and screen time 21–2
costs of internet addiction 13
digital life in 2025 37
eCompliance (tuberculosis monitoring) 33–4
gaming and dopamine release 21
Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) 33
India
mMitra 33
mobile technology initiatives 33–4
safe public space mapping (Safecity) 34
tuberculosis (TB) 33–4
Instagram 9
International Women’s Day 33
internet addiction disorder (IAD)
affects on the brain 13–14
and childhood screen time 21
gambling 14
gaming 13, 14
genetic predisposition to 14
health costs of 13, 21
prevalence of 13, 14
psychological withdrawal effects 13
social isolation and 13
in South Korea 13
treatment for 13, 14
Internet Of Things
digital life in 2025 36–9
personal data and 27
potential benefits of 28–9
potential disadvantages of 29
and the Solow Paradox 29
iRights 3
missing children searches 32
older people
digital exclusion of 30
technological literacy 23
online abuse
cyberbullying 2, 8, 15
overview of 8
trolls 8
online communities
see also
social networking sites
benefits of 2–3, 23
missing children searches 32
online privacy
adolescent awareness of 3, 15
multi-party privacy conflicts 2, 15
parental monitoring of online activities 16–17
UN convention on the rights of the child 16
online safety
parental control software 16–17
personal data and 27
parents
as mobile phone bill payers 5
parental consent and children’s personal data 9
parental control software 16–17
peer pressure 3
personal data
of children and parental consent 9
consumer control of 28
economic value of 27–8
for the Internet of Things 27
potential personal value of 27
physical media 7
pornography 2
