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After all these posts about the dangers of augmented reality, I hope you have become interested in the subject and curious for more. For this reason I will provide you with some more links. Some links I have used in one of my posts, but some you haven't seen yet. It's always a good idea to increase your list of sources!

https://www.newscientist.com/article-topic/augmented-reality
News Scientist is a website which provides blogs, reports and news articles. Like the name suggests, it is mostly about science and technology. Since augmented reality is getting bigger, you can often find a brand new article about it on this website. The only bad thing is that free users have limited access.
https://arpost.co/category/augmented-reality/
The link itself says it all: this is the perfect website if you want to know more about augmented reality. I do warn you that 99% of the news articles is written with a positive vibe, neglecting all concerns. So, it is very use full to gather more information, but you need to take your own critical view with you.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/07/17/the-important-risks-and-dangers-of-virtual-and-augmented-reality/#2d92fff53d50
This link will redirect you to a very interesting article about the dangers of VR and AR. The article is published on Forbes.com. This is an American digital platform which was originally a business magazine. Therefore it’s a good source to learn about augmented reality in business-related sectors.

http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/health-and-technology
Last but not least I provided a link to a website with very general but solid information about a person’s health in combination with technology. On this site you can learn about physical and mental issues, but also about digital privacy and distraction. Go check it out!

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