Teach Global Impact in CSP | Resources and Strategies

Why We Should Not Know Our Own Passwords

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Conversation, 3/9/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Elon University Professor Megan Squire looks into possible methods for protecting the data on your smartphone and social media accounts. The article focuses on potential searches…

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Twitter Researchers Offer Clues for Why Trump Won

March 6, 2017March 14, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: University of Rochester, 2/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Jiebo Luo and Yu Wang are using Twitter data to develop models that would correctly predict the result of the 2016 presidential election. They are…

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New Internet Security Device Launched to Safeguard Schools Against Child Abuse

February 27, 2017March 14, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Plymouth University, 2/20/2017 >> View the Article << Summary The University of Plymouth has developed ICAlert, an easy-to-install device that monitors network traffic and sends alerts if users try to access dangerous web content…

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A Chip Flaw Strips Away Hacking Protections for Millions of Devices

February 22, 2017 by John Daniell

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Published By: Wired, 2/14/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Dutch researchers have discovered a method of hacking commonly used microprocessors. Operating systems randomly assign the locations in memory where programs run, but this hack detects…

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Tech Companies Are Building Tiny, Personal AIs to Keep Your Messages Private

February 21, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Quartz, 2/10/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, are developing artificial intelligence systems (AI) for mobile devices to improve the privacy of messaging applications. New AI innovations…

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Voice Control Everywhere

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: MIT News, 2/13/2017 >> View the Article << Summary A chip designed by MIT researchers may reduce the level of energy required to use speech recognition. This dedicated, application-specific speech-recognition chip will use up…

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New Smartwatch Software May Now Verify Your Signatures

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: Phys.org, 1/30/2017 (university press release) >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University have developed new software that will allow smartwatches to verify handwritten signatures. This software monitors…

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Private Medical Data Is For Sale – and It’s Driving a Business Worth Billions

February 3, 2017February 2, 2017 by Anna Clark

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Published By: The Guardian, 1/10/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Private medical data is a multi-million dollar industry that is growing rapidly, according to Adam Tanner at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science. When medical…

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This App Offers Personal Recommendations While Keeping Your Data Private

January 30, 2017February 8, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: MIT Technology Review, 1/23/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers developed an app that suggests news stories using locally stored personal data. They are investigating ways to provide services to users without storing…

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Ultrasound Tracking Could Be Used to Deanonymize Tor Users

January 11, 2017January 17, 2017 by Julia Bernd

Julia Bernd

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Published By: Bleeping Computer, 1/3/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Cybersecurity researchers recently discovered that ultrasound cross-device tracking (uXDT), in which a web page plays an ultrasound signal that prompts nearby devices to identify themselves…

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CES 2017: Alexa Is the Word as Amazon’s AI Comes to More Devices

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: NBC News, 1/6/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Alexa, Amazon's voice-operated artificial intelligence assistant, is becoming more widely used in a variety of products, as more companies build and implement Alexa-based systems. This…

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UK Surveillance Law Marks a “Worse Than Scary” Shift

November 30, 2016December 13, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: CNET, 11/29/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The Investigatory Powers Act, recently passed in the UK, will require telecom companies to store records of phone calls and websites visited for up to a…

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