Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they could help hackers infiltrate computer networks

One of a hacker’s most valuable tools is the phishing attack, and you might be unwittingly making the hacker’s job easier by leaving useful information about you online.

Ravi Sen, Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management, Texas A&M University • conversation
April 8, 2022 ~5 min

WhatsApp's controversial privacy update may be banned in the EU – but the app's sights are fixed on India

Accessing India's digital consumers is seen as the key to future growth for big tech companies like Facebook.

Lipika Kamra, Associate Professor in Politics and Anthropology, O.P. Jindal Global University • conversation
May 13, 2021 ~9 min


Google’s scrapping third-party cookies – but invasive targeted advertising will live on

Google's shift to 'profiling' is being billed as a privacy boon – but it's also a strategic pivot.

Eerke Boiten, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University • conversation
March 8, 2021 ~7 min

Police surveillance of Black Lives Matter shows the danger technology poses to democracy

The massive increase in internet-connected devices will create an informal surveillance network that could be used to target protestors and activists.

Jason Nurse, Assistant Professor in Cyber Security, University of Kent • conversation
July 24, 2020 ~6 min

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