{"id":99307,"date":"2024-04-03T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=editorial-analysis&#038;p=99307"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:29:20","slug":"rising-mobile-phones-addiction","status":"publish","type":"editorial-analysis","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/rising-mobile-phones-addiction","title":{"rendered":"People Are Losing Control Over Mobile Phones Raises Security &#038; Privacy Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Context<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile Phones have evolved into a crucial<\/span><b> companion for the majority<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, yet a growing number of users are <\/span><b>experiencing addiction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and losing their grip on phone usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.4%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Relevance for Prelims:<\/b> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/cyber-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber Security<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/cyber-fraud-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber Frauds And Crimes In India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/indian-cyber-threat-report-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Cyber Threat Report 2023<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/social-media-regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regulation Of Social Media For Children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Relevance for Mains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rise in Addiction of Mobile Phones.<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Evolution of the Internet<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Operation of Internet: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Internet was meant to <\/span><b>operate in a distributed manner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing individual devices to establish service connections without centralized control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rise in Information Exchange: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the Internet&#8217;s decentralized structure, services such as <\/span><b>emails, websites, and chats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew in popularity, encouraging information exchange and e-commerce.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Absence of Gatekeepers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the entire design of the network layer, there were no gatekeepers except for very basic functionality such as allocation of Internet Protocol addresses and root servers for <\/span><b>resolving top-level domains like .com, .org, and .net.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Development of Search Engines: Yahoo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initially provided the website directories, but as the number of sites increased, <\/span><b>Google&#8217;s search engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became more popular for efficient navigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Ceding Control OF Mobile Phones<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Advent of Mobile Phones: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the introduction of mobile devices, website optimisation for handheld screens became necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution of Third-Party Apps:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Application stores facilitated the distribution of third-party native apps, resulting in improved user experiences.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, native apps created security issues owing to direct machine access, forcing Google to launch the <\/span><b>Native Client sandbox programme in 2009.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Web Standards vs. Native Apps<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concerns regarding Native Apps: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native apps delivered immersive experiences, but they also created<\/span><b> security and user privacy concerns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in contrast to the safer environment given by web standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Benefit of Native Apps: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the security advantages of web browsers and JavaScript, businesses preferred native apps due to <\/span><b>increased control and user engagement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Protests by Corporates: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The app store model introduced app taxes, resulting in industry objections and <\/span><b>antitrust lawsuits <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">against dominant players such as Google and Apple.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Examples:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Google lost its Play Store case against the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/competition-commission-of-india-cci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Competition Commission of India<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which ruled that Google is abusing its dominant position and fined it \u20b91,337 crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>A Raging Battle<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conflict and Disagreements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antitrust lawsuits and disagreements over app store policy illustrate the ongoing conflict between businesses and app store gatekeepers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Demand for Indian App stores: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite legal battles, app retailers are hesitant to give up revenue from app taxes, which fuels demand for alternatives such as Indian app stores.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rethinking the Disadvantages:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Users are asked to rethink the disadvantages of native apps, given Apple and Google&#8217;s dominance in the app market.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users must assess the trade-offs between <\/span><b>convenience and security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while acknowledging the influence of app store giants in influencing the digital landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"vc_button\"><b>Also Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/personally-identifiable-information-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally Identifiable Information<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.111%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Prelims PYQ (2018):<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">(b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">(c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part III\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">(d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ans: (c)<\/b><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.1%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Mains Question:<\/b> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" 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Discuss its impact on the socialization of children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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