Technology Policy Issues

Mobile phone owners like the convenience and ease of connectivity, but rue that they can be interrupted more easily, have to pay the bills, and face bad connections.

Rural residents in the U.S. lag behind those in suburban and urban areas when it comes to technology adoption.

Parents have a range of concerns about how their children's online activities might affect their privacy and many have taken steps to monitor their children and encourage online safety

Pew Internet Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed differences in how different demographic groups use technology at the WSU Elliott School of Communications’ annual Comm Week conference.

The percent of Americans with mobile access to the internet has jumped dramatically in the last year—a trend that has major implications for the news industry. A new survey of news use on mobile devices by PEJ in collaboration with The Economist Group examines how tablets and smartphones have changed news consumption habits and what that might mean for the future of news.

66% of those ages 18-29 own smartphones; 68% of those living in households earning $75,000 also own them

More than half of app users have uninstalled or avoided an app due to concerns about personal information

A detailed look at people living with disability in the U.S. -- their demographic profile, technology status, and use of the internet for health information.

While many see promise in the future of data analysis, some fear that work with gigantic stores of information could lead to privacy abuses and mistaken forecasts

Corporate responsibility: How far will tech firms go in helping repressive regimes?