Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet

The 485 multiterabit-per-second undersea data cables that span the world’s oceans link the globe and maintain the digital realm.

Robin Chataut, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Science, Quinnipiac University • conversation
April 1, 2024 ~6 min

How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone

Your data privacy is under threat from hackers, data brokers and big tech. Here’s what you can do about it. Step 1 is to get your colleagues, friends and family on board.

Nathan Schneider, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~8 min


Rural communities are being left behind because of poor digital infrastructure, research shows

New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.

Sarah Lindop, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~6 min

The vast majority of us have no idea what the padlock icon on our internet browser is – and it's putting us at risk

The padlock symbol simply means that the data being sent between the web server and the user’s computer is encrypted and cannot be read by others. But many people don’t know that.

Fiona Carroll, Reader in Human Computer Interaction, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2023 ~6 min

Every state is about to dole out federal funding for broadband internet – not every state is ready for the task

Every state is poised to receive a large amount of federal money to expand broadband access, but they have a lot of work to do to meet the government’s requirements for distributing it.

Brian Whitacre, Professor and Neustadt Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University • conversation
Nov. 20, 2023 ~8 min

Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix social media's crisis of legitimacy

In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.

Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, Research Fellow, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, UMass Amherst • conversation
Oct. 24, 2023 ~10 min

AI information retrieval: A search engine researcher explains the promise and peril of letting ChatGPT and its cousins search the web for you

Searching the web with ChatGPT is like talking to an expert – if you’re OK getting a mix of fact and fiction. But even if it were error-free, searching this way comes with hidden costs.

Chirag Shah, Professor of Information Science, University of Washington • conversation
March 15, 2023 ~8 min

What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

Almost everybody uses the internet just about every day. But do you really know what the internet is?

Fred Martin, Professor of Computer Science, UMass Lowell • conversation
March 13, 2023 ~8 min


How to avoid falling victim to an online scam -- research says slow down

Hoax websites are becoming more popular with fraudsters. So it’s more important than ever to protect yourself.

Nicholas J. Kelley, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, University of Southampton • conversation
Feb. 24, 2023 ~6 min

Supreme Court unlikely to 'break the internet' over Google, Twitter cases -- rather, it is approaching with caution

Justices are weighing the arguments in two cases that have the potential of changing the way social media platforms operate.

Michael W. Carroll, Professor of Law, American University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2023 ~9 min

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