New security protocol shields data from attackers during cloud-based computation

The technique leverages quantum properties of light to guarantee security while preserving the accuracy of a deep-learning model.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Sept. 26, 2024 ~8 min

Browser add-ons could be collecting your private data

Thousands of browser extensions extract sensitive data without explicit user consent, according to new research.

Georgia Tech • futurity
Sept. 23, 2024 ~6 min


Study: Transparency is often lacking in datasets used to train large language models

Researchers developed an easy-to-use tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits the purpose of their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 30, 2024 ~8 min

Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy

Knowing you should set your apps’ privacy permissions might not be enough to protect you. A cybersecurity expert explains how complicated privacy settings can trip you up.

Joseph K. Nwankpa, Associate Professor of Information Systems & Analytics, Miami University • conversation
Aug. 16, 2024 ~7 min

New camera turns people into stick figures to protect privacy

A new camera that replaces a person’s likeness with a generic stick figure could reduce unnecessary surveillance in the age of smart devices.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
July 18, 2024 ~6 min

AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare

France is using experimental AI-enabled surveillance and data collection tools before, during and after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here’s what that means for the trade-off between security and privacy.

Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond • conversation
July 17, 2024 ~10 min

AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk

Many videos people upload to YouTube aren’t really meant for public consumption, but they’re available for AI companies to vacuum up. Many of these personal videos are posted by children.

Ethan Zuckerman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst • conversation
June 27, 2024 ~10 min

Apple insists its ChatGPT tie-up will protect users’ privacy: here are the questions it must answer first

When Apple finally unveiled its AI strategy at its developers’ conference, Elon Musk and privacy activists began raising alarm bells.

Jide Edu, Lecturer in Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde • conversation
June 14, 2024 ~5 min


Supreme Court justices secretly recorded – the legal issues and what they mean for the rest of us

Secret recordings raise questions about Justice Alito’s impartiality, but they also reveal the weak state of legal protections against the misuse of the microphones and cameras everyone carries.

Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond • conversation
June 13, 2024 ~7 min

AI search answers are the fast food of your information diet – convenient and tasty, but no substitute for good nutrition

An information scientist explains that while Google’s AI Overviews and other AI search tools may look enticing, you shouldn’t rely on them to fill all your search needs.

Chirag Shah, Professor of Information Science, University of Washington • conversation
June 7, 2024 ~8 min

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