Privacy, Security and the Internet of Things: A Changing Landscape
By: Yan Shvartzshnaider There is no such thing as a “bullet-proof” system. A system’s security is in a constant state of becoming. Breaking into any system used to require resources…
Google’s Clever Plan to Stop Aspiring ISIS Recruits
By Sofia Grafanaki A new and promising approach seeks to disrupt ISIS online recruiting efforts through targeted advertising, as presented at a recent event at the Brookings Institution. Google’s tech…
PRG News Roundup: October 19th
By Eli Siems Researchers from the Center for Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law released a major study on the police use of facial recognition software. The report, The Perpetual…
PRG News Roundup: October 12
By Nate Tisa The ACLU of Northern California has revealed U.S. firm Geofeedia used social media metadata access to deliver location and monitoring information to law enforcement agencies engaged in…
PRG News Roundup: October 5th
By Taylor Black On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Yahoo secretly installed a program in all user email accounts to search incoming emails for specific information. Since that report, journalists have…
PRG News Roundup: September 28th
By Eliana Pfeffer Yahoo has experienced a number embarrassing security failures over the last four years. Last week, the company disclosed that hackers backed by what it believed was an…
PRG News Roundup: September 21st
The U.S. government officially endorsed driverless cars: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/technology/self-driving-cars-guidelines.html?_r=0 Google unveiled its highly anticipated messaging app Allo which partially relies on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/technology/personaltech/allos-tryout-5-days-with-googles-annoying-office-intern.html There's a class-action lawsuit over the privacy…
Laura Poitras at the Whitney
Laura Poitras at the Whitney By: Kayla Wieche http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/LauraPoitras http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/arts/design/laura-poitras-astro-noise-examines-surveillance-and-the-new-normal.html?_r=0 http://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/laura-poitras-and-david-remnick-visit-the-whitney-museum Until May 1, visitors to the Whitney Museum’s eighth floor will encounter ‘Astro Noise,’ the multi-sensory exhibit by artist…
Your Next Ride Might Be Used by The Government and Third Parties to Track Your Steps
Your Next Ride Might Be Used by The Government and Third Parties to Track Your Steps By: Felipe Palhares April 21, 2016 Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/12/uber-us-regulators-data-passengers-report Taking a ride with Uber might…
“Microsoft Sues Justice Department to Protest Electronic Gag Order”
"Microsoft Sues Justice Department to Protest Electronic Gag Order" By: Yilu Zhang April 20th,2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/technology/microsoft-sues-us-over-orders-barring-it-from-revealing-surveillance.html?_r=0 Last week, Microsoft launched a court battle on the offensive against the US government’s use…