App Entanglements

Abstract

This chapter gives consideration to how use of any one location-sensitive mobile application routinely occurs alongside and intermingled with the use of a wide array of other applications that also include various forms of location functionality. The argument of this chapter is that understanding the complexities driving these end-user choices of application selection and interaction is crucial if one is to more fully grasp the ties that bind platforms, political economies, and publics, and if one is to critically respond to key policy considerations, such as the privacy impacts and implications of location-based services.