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Protecting Web Users’ Privacy

April 3, 2017April 6, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: MIT News, 3/23/2017 >> View the Article << Summary MIT and Stanford University researchers are developing Splinter, an encryption system that hides online database queries. Splinter splits up and encrypts the request for data,…

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New Internet Security Device Launched to Safeguard Schools Against Child Abuse

February 27, 2017March 14, 2017 by 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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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

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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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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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The Ad-Blocking Browser That Pays the Sites You Visit

September 7, 2016September 21, 2016 by Julia Bernd

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Published By: Wired, 9/1/2016 Summary: The Brave web browser (released earlier this year) allows only ads that don't track users from site to site; it has now added a feature to record how much time users…

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