privacy

An accurate emotion detector: Is this the kind of world we actually want?

An emotion detector which, potentially, can tell whether a person really finds you attractive on

Machine ‘Unlearning’ Technique Wipes Out Unwanted Data Quickly and Completely

Machine learning systems are everywhere. Computer software in these machines predicts the weather, forecasts earthquakes,

WhatsApp and Apple encryption/access battles have huge global ramifications

While the Justice Department wages a public fight with Apple over access to a locked

Social media technology rather than anonymity is the problem

Problems of anti-social behaviour, privacy, and free speech on social media are not caused by

Untraceable communication — guaranteed

New untraceable text-messaging system comes with statistical guarantees. Anonymity networks, which sit on top of

Theoretical computer science provides answers to data privacy problem

New tools allow researchers to share and study sensitive data safely by applying ‘differential privacy’

A View Emerges of Business Technology’s Future as the Personalization of the Machine

Last week, the heads of two of America’s biggest companies said almost the same thing

Iris Scans: Security Breakthrough Or Privacy Invasion?

New technology allows irises to be scanned from 40 feet away. Is this a wonder

Privacy challenges

Analysis: It’s surprisingly easy to identify individuals from credit-card metadata In this week’s issue of

F.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big Risks – Internet of Things

Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday confirmed some of the worst fears about Internet-connected devices, saying

Person of Interest: Moving Cameras Talk to Each Other to Identify, Track Pedestrians

It’s not uncommon to see cameras mounted on store ceilings, propped up in public places

New web privacy system could revolutionise the safety of surfing

Scientists from UCL, Stanford Engineering, Google, Chalmers and Mozilla Research have built a new system

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Unblinking Eyes Track Employees

Workplace Surveillance Sees Good and Bad A digital Big Brother is coming to work, for

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Security and Privacy? Now they can go hand in hand

Online identification and authentication keeps transactions secure on the Internet, however this has also implications

Example demonstrating how accelerometer data shared with separate traffic and health applications could indicate Bob's location. - See more at: http://www.ece.illinois.edu/mediacenter/article.asp?id=7897#sthash.QGpqmL9Q.dpuf
Research shows smartphone sensors leave trackable fingerprints

  “That’s a serious threat.” Research by Associate Professor Romit Roy Choudhury and graduate students