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# App

This year
2023
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why are there concerns over how TikTok is using your data?
Chris Stokel-Walker, author of a definitive book on TikTok, joins us this week to explain what the controversies around the Chinese-run app are.
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Mar 28th 2023, 6:00 PM
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# Vladimir Putin
Navalny app removed from Apple and Google as Russians vote in election
His allies denounced the move as an “act of political censorship”.
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Sep 17th 2021, 9:51 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you use the payments app being planned by Irish banks?
The app, Synch Payments, hit a roadblock last week.
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Jan 24th 2021, 10:23 AM
# Technology
Judge halts WeChat ban in US-China tech battle
At the weekend Donald Trump said he had approved a deal allowing Oracle to become data partner for TikTok to avert a shutdown of that app.
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Sep 21st 2020, 12:03 PM
# Social Media
Microsoft reportedly in advanced talks to buy US TikTok operation
The reports emerged as US President Donald Trump said he would ban the Chinese-owned app in the US.
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Aug 2nd 2020, 8:02 AM
# covid app
Why was the Covid-19 app so successful in Ireland?
HSE CEO Paul Reid called the Irish roll out the “most successful launch of this app anywhere in the world”
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Jul 11th 2020, 9:00 PM
# Explainer
'A powerful tool': How does the new Covid-19 contact tracing app work?
The app launched late last night.
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Jul 7th 2020, 2:04 PM
# Data
HSE's contact tracing app will be wound down in 90 days if it's deemed ineffective
The app will record if a user is in close contact with another user by exchanging anonymous codes.
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Jun 26th 2020, 3:50 PM
# Covid-19
HSE still plans to roll out contact tracing app by end of the month
The app will be opt-in and support, rather than replace, current contact tracing processes.
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May 10th 2020, 3:44 PM
# contact tracing
Harris says he wants 'all-island approach' to new contact tracing app
The HSE is aiming to release its contact tracing app by the end of this month.
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May 7th 2020, 8:03 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, this message from a Covid-19 app asking why a person is 20km from home is not real
The false message originated in Australia but is being widely shared here.
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Apr 29th 2020, 4:41 PM
# big in japan
Virus scrapped your marathon? In Japan, there's an app for that
Organisers have offered up two apps to allow participants to complete the marathons alone, tracked online.
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Apr 6th 2020, 12:25 PM
# Irish Overseas
English women's top-flight games to be streamed live and free on FA's new app
A handy way to keep an eye on the strong Irish contingent in the Women’s Super League.
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Aug 6th 2019, 4:01 PM
# Roads policing
Someone lying about their insurance or licence at a garda checkpoint? There's an app for that
The app has been in a trial period for a number of months
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Aug 1st 2019, 3:20 PM
# permit check
New app allows public to check if HGV vehicles have valid permit to be in Dublin city centre
HGV drivers who enter the cordon in the city without a valid permit can be fined €800.
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Jul 15th 2019, 10:56 AM
# Privacy
La Liga fined €250,000 for accessing users' microphones and locations on its smartphone app
Spanish football’s top league was reportedly attempting to detect pubs and bars that were illegally showing matches.
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Jun 12th 2019, 1:54 PM
# spyware
WhatsApp has identified a 'serious security vulnerability' - Here's what you need to know
The company has officially notified the Data Protection Commission about the breach.
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May 14th 2019, 2:56 PM
# tory tech
'I'm logged in as Boris': Conservative Party conference app glitch revealed MPs' personal details
The party apologised for any concern caused.
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Sep 29th 2018, 5:27 PM
# Data
Gay dating app Grindr under fire after revelation it shared users' HIV status with third parties
Grindr said in a statement that sharing data with the specific third parties was “industry practice”.
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Apr 3rd 2018, 1:02 PM
# reusing dublin
Number of ghost estates has 'decreased by 91% since 2010'
Meanwhile, a new app is set to let members of the public report vacant buildings.
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Mar 7th 2018, 2:10 PM
# tracking app
Fitness tracking app gives away location of secret US military bases
The app, made by Strava Labs, shows the movements of its app users around the world.
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Jan 29th 2018, 9:05 AM
# Sign of the times
Tallaght Hospital says new app will 'help patients get the most from their treatment'
It’s the first public hospital in Ireland to launch this type of app.
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Jan 21st 2018, 8:30 PM
# Commuters
Pregnant woman wants seat on Tokyo metro - there's an app for that
The service allows a pregnant woman to send a message when she wants a seat.
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Dec 16th 2017, 10:00 AM
# trinity
How do you tell people that you have epilepsy? Irish app aims to help
Many people with the condition say they find it difficult to decide who to tell, and how to go about it.
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Dec 10th 2017, 6:33 PM
# Emergency Departments
The HSE is working on an app that will tell you how busy your local emergency department is
A prototype of the app will be available by this November.
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Oct 15th 2017, 10:00 PM
# put it away
Over 14,000 drivers caught on their phones in 2017 - and some were posing for selfies
“The mobile phone is a big risk these days and people just aren’t heeding the message and ending up in a dreadful situation.”
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Aug 8th 2017, 6:00 AM
# product placement
Your Facebook Messenger will soon be filled with advertisements
Facebook have announced that advertisers will be able to buy advert slots within the app.
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Jul 16th 2017, 8:15 AM
# firstup
The Irish app that wants to help people get up in the morning
Pieta House said that they hoped their partnership with the app would help users in a “meaningful and positive way”.
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May 20th 2017, 6:30 AM
# live a better life
Use your phone to journal - and improve your day
Let’s find out how to remember what on earth we did last week.
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May 8th 2017, 12:50 PM
# live a better life
Challenge 4: Make an app hard to get at
You need the app – but you don’t want to be instantly drawn to it. Here’s what to do.
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Apr 27th 2017, 12:50 PM
# live a better life
Challenge 1: Delete one app
Week two of Live A Better Life: Challenge yourself
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Apr 24th 2017, 12:50 PM
# live a better life
Get a headstart - Monitor your phone use this week
The first key to bringing about change? Seeing what’s really going on.
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Apr 18th 2017, 12:50 PM
# cyber bullies
What is SimSimi and how has it been used as a 'bullying app' for children?
One parent said she discovered “vile, disgusting comments” about her daughter on the app.
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Apr 2nd 2017, 7:30 AM
# taken down
Controversial 'bullying' app SimSimi goes offline in Ireland
The bot now replies “I do not talk in Ireland for a while” after every message it receives.
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Mar 30th 2017, 8:30 AM
# pick me up
Want to Hailo a taxi? You'll need to change your app soon
Hailo has become mytaxi, as it becomes part of a 100,000-strong European fleet of taxis.
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Mar 18th 2017, 8:15 AM
# get appy
10 apps that you would gladly pay 99c for
We’re ready to make our first billion.
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Mar 4th 2017, 8:00 PM
# Lock Hard
A new app wants to help you find car parking space in Dublin
The app also maps your route to the parking space.
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Jan 31st 2017, 6:43 PM
# meitu
Security experts concerned about data collected by popular beauty filter app
The app has hundreds of millions of users – but are they aware of the permissions they have agreed to?
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Jan 20th 2017, 12:26 PM
# Innovation
Introducing Kickabout, the new app aiming to change the way 5-a-side football is organised
Gary O’Toole chats to The42 about his acclaimed initiative.
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Jan 14th 2017, 9:00 AM
# sponsored by circle
QUIZ: How Awkward With Money Are You?
Let’s find out.
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