Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it

Banning TikTok: What data privacy risk does the app pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?

Doug Jacobson, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
March 23, 2023 ~8 min

China could be harvesting TikTok data – but much of the user information is already out in the open

TikTok has been banned from UK government devices, but it’s easy for all social media platforms to harvest your data.

Alan Woodward, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey • conversation
March 21, 2023 ~8 min


What is the National Cybersecurity Strategy? A cybersecurity expert explains what it is and what the Biden administration has changed

The new National Cybersecurity Strategy reiterates the government’s focus on resilient infrastructure and taking the offensive against hackers. But it also brings a fresh approach to the private sector.

Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
March 20, 2023 ~9 min

TikTok bans: what the evidence says about security and privacy concerns

The evidence on whether TikTok poses a risk to users’ privacy and security.

Benjamin Dowling, Lecturer of Cybersecurity, University of Sheffield • conversation
March 14, 2023 ~8 min

What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craft

There are thousands of sightings of UFOs – or ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ as the US government prefers to call them – every year.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 ~5 min

Spy balloons: modern technology has given these old-fashioned eyes in the sky a new lease of life

Balloons can still be useful for gathering intelligence when used alongside satellites and aircraft.

David Stupples, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City, University of London • conversation
Feb. 14, 2023 ~7 min

More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two scientists are building a catalog to track the trash

With more than 100 lunar missions planned in coming years, space junk near the Moon could become an issue for humanity. No agency tracks lunar space junk, so two astronomers decided to do it themselves.

Vishnu Reddy, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 6, 2023 ~9 min

More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two astronomers are building a catalog to track the trash

With more than 100 lunar missions planned in coming years, space junk near the Moon could become an issue for humanity. No agency tracks lunar space junk, so two astronomers decided to do it themselves.

Vishnu Reddy, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 6, 2023 ~9 min


Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see

A Chinese high-altitude balloon violated U.S. airspace, a serious enough breach to nix a high-level diplomatic meeting in Beijing. The balloon itself, however, was not much of a threat.

Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Feb. 4, 2023 ~9 min

As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts

Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.

Sagatom Saha, Research Scholar in Energy Policy, Columbia University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 ~10 min

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