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Charles Harry Awarded a Maryland Innovation Grant
August 7, 2020 | iSchool NewsDr. Harry will use the grant to create a web application for his cybersecurity framework that provides an analytic approach to assess …
More Than Just Privacy: Using Contextual Integrity to Evaluate the Long-Term Risks from COVID-19 Surveillance Technologies
August 6, 2020 | Jessica VitakJessica Vitak examines whether users' data is protected on contact tracing apps.
Mic: The Bitcoin scam that hit Twitter could have been way worse, featuring Jen Golbeck
July 23, 2020 | AJ DellingerRecent Twitter hacks demonstrate how misusage of the platform can be detrimental depending on the goals and timing of the attackers. …
CNBC: How the government could ban TikTok — and what else you need to know, featuring Jen Golbeck
July 20, 2020 | Tom Huddleston Jr.The US government is considering banning TikTok, one of the most popular apps on the market, due to concerns that the app may be sharin …
Press Release: Naeemul Hassan Awarded $228,000 NSF Grant For Collaborative Project
June 22, 2020 | UMD Philip Merrill College of JournalismDr. Naeemul Hassan and collaborators aim to design and develop computational models to automatically detect video clickbait.
Digital Privacy News: Ease of Voice Recognition Technology Brings Great Risks, featuring Jessica Vitak
June 12, 2020 | Jessica VitakTechnology creates additional convenience for users, it poses a threat to their privacy.
Would you make a good Information Detective? Explaining the career of an Open Source Intelligence Professional, featuring Mary Ann Francis
June 12, 2020 | Mary Ann FrancisHave you ever wondered about privacy and the data that operating systems, search engines, and social networks collect about you?
New Co-Principal Investigator Added to SFS Grant: Charles Harry
June 11, 2020 | ACESThe CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) grant is funded through the National Science Foundation to provide educational and profes …
