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We are not users: gaining control over new technologies

Published: 25 October 2021 Publication History

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Seeking a more selective approach to technology usage.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 64, Issue 11
November 2021
130 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/3494050
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Published: 25 October 2021
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