Tag: Faculty in the Media
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- Faculty in the Media
Stop Ignoring Those “Update Your Device” Messages
Prof. Matt Blaze’s opinion piece, Stop Ignoring Those “Update Your Device” Messages, appeared in New York Times (March 27,)…
March 25, 2019
- Faculty in the Media
It’s Not Too Late to Quit Social Media
Cal Newport asks. It sounds like a rhetorical question, but then he answers it: “On reflection, the answer is yes for one group in particular:…
January 25, 2019
- Faculty in the Media
Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This
Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This. The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan. Cal…
January 25, 2019
- Faculty in the Media
Privitar Authors Review of Differential Privacy for the Office for National Statistics’ Quality Review
Prof. Kobbi Nissim’s work cited in an article from the U.K. Government Statistical Service: Privacy and Data Confidentiality Methods – a National Statistician’s Quality Review …
December 13, 2018
- Faculty in the Media
To Reduce Privacy Risks, the Census Plans to Report Less Accurate Data
Prof. Kobbi Nissim’s work on differential privacy cited in a New York Times article on the 2020 US census: To Reduce Privacy Risks, the Census Plans to Report Less Accurate Data …
December 5, 2018
- Faculty in the Media
Senators’ personal emails targeted
Video: The personal e-mails of U.S. Senators have been targeted by foreign government hackers. Micah Sherr.…
September 8, 2018
- Faculty in the Media
Baseball players are famous for cliches
Players talk like us. But many of the most common word combinations were not baseballisms but widely used phrases that come up in everyday. Nathan…
August 29, 2018
- Faculty in the Media
Senator says Russia accessed FL voting systems
Video: Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who's up for re-election this year in a state President Donald Trump won in 2016, said Russians have "penetrated" some of his state's…
August 9, 2018
- Faculty in the Media
Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t
Tavish Vaidya, a CS Ph.D. candidate, quoted in a New York Times story on smart devices: Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t (May 10, 2018). The article also…
May 10, 2018
- Faculty in the Media
Is privacy dead? Why your data matters.
Facebook and other social media sites have faced scrutiny over their privacy settings. Here's why you might care about your data privacy. Lisa…
March 29, 2018