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Nudging towards a healthier life? Conceptualising the role of health apps and wearables between empowerment and manipulation
[Konferenzbeitrag]
Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V.
Kompetenzzentrum Verbraucherforschung NRW
Abstract "What once has been thought, cannot be taken back." (Friedrich Dürrenmatt, The Physicists) In Dürrenmatts play, the physicist Möbius has discovered the world formula and is afraid of its destructive potential, which poses a threat to global security. In order to ensure that his dismal discovery will... mehr
"What once has been thought, cannot be taken back." (Friedrich Dürrenmatt, The Physicists) In Dürrenmatts play, the physicist Möbius has discovered the world formula and is afraid of its destructive potential, which poses a threat to global security. In order to ensure that his dismal discovery will not become harmful, he checks into a lunatic asylum. Tragically, his plan fails and his discovery falls into the wrong hands, which leads him to resignation and to the above-quoted insight. The lesson to be drawn from this play is that technological innovations have a huge influence on individual and social behaviour and that we cannot stop new technology from being used. However, we have the possibility to establish forms of public governance, ensuring that innovation works for the individual and common good. Health apps and wearables may appear to be a comparatively minor innovation, but they have the potential to change our society significantly, and the widespread use of this technology reminds us that it is high-time to analyse its potential, ranging from empowerment to the manipulation of users.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Verbraucherschutz; Verbraucher; Gesundheit; Bewusstsein; Gesundheitsverhalten; neue Technologie; Empowerment; Manipulation
Klassifikation
Technikfolgenabschätzung
spezielle Ressortpolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
health app
Titel Sammelwerk, Herausgeber- oder Konferenzband
The 21st Century Consumer: Vulnerable, Responsible, Transparent? ; Proceedings of the International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016
Herausgeber
Bala, Christian; Schuldzinski, Wolfgang
Konferenz
2. International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR). Bonn, 2016
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Erscheinungsort
Düsseldorf
Seitenangabe
S. 127-142
ISBN
978-3-86336-917-0
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet