Datafied Mobile Markets: Measuring control over apps, data accesses, and third-party services

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Datafied Mobile Markets : Measuring control over apps, data accesses, and third-party services. / Flensburg, Sofie; Lai, Signe Sophus.

I: Mobile Media & Communication, Bind 10, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 136-155.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Flensburg, S & Lai, SS 2022, 'Datafied Mobile Markets: Measuring control over apps, data accesses, and third-party services', Mobile Media & Communication, bind 10, nr. 1, s. 136-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579211039066

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Flensburg, S., & Lai, S. S. (2022). Datafied Mobile Markets: Measuring control over apps, data accesses, and third-party services. Mobile Media & Communication, 10(1), 136-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579211039066

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Flensburg S, Lai SS. Datafied Mobile Markets: Measuring control over apps, data accesses, and third-party services. Mobile Media & Communication. 2022;10(1):136-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579211039066

Author

Flensburg, Sofie ; Lai, Signe Sophus. / Datafied Mobile Markets : Measuring control over apps, data accesses, and third-party services. I: Mobile Media & Communication. 2022 ; Bind 10, Nr. 1. s. 136-155.

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