'Apple Has Always Taken The Right Line': iPhone Designer Tony Fadell On Smartphone Addiction | CNBC

iPhone designer Tony Fadell addresses smartphone addiction concerns, the limitations in knowing when there is a problem, and the research that still needs to be conducted to assess smartphone addictions.

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'Apple Has Always Taken The Right Line': iPhone Designer Tony Fadell On Smartphone Addiction | CNBC

[GeorgeKuruvilla]

Surprised by how supportive Tony’s view on Apple

[dijoxx]

The latest Mac OS now has the "Screen Time" feature, so it looks like someone took notice.

[RowanGontier]

There are already apps that track your usage and habits. I don't think Apple is the problem. Rather, it is facebook/snapchat etc. - they need to build in tools to moderate usage. For example, users put in a daily cap for their facebook usage time, and facebook throttles content after that. Also, gamification of "likes" needs to be moderated.

[ReevansElectro]

No one insisted that people get ads that told them to stop watching TV in the 1960s. Should beer companies be forced to monitor customer’s drinking? How far should we go and is everything Apple’s fault?