Cutting-edge security technologies are being deployed to protect fans and staff at the 2025 Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. From errant rogue drones and facial recognition to responsible social media monitoring, the big event relies on seamlessly integrating overlapping security systems. With the rise of cashless transactions on mobile apps, wireless systems’ data privacy is now as critical as physical security.
Tag: Data Privacy
Tufts Creates Cybersecurity Center for Public Good
Tufts launches the Cybersecurity Center for the Public Good with a $2.6 million initial investment, dedicated to helping people achieve security and privacy in their online interactions, and making sure that laws and policies support and incentivize online security and privacy.
Back to School and Summer Learning Loss – University of Chicago Experts Available
Each summer, students lose some of the knowledge they gained in the previous school year. This loss, known as the ‘summer slide,’ disproportionately impacts students from low-income families. As the new school year nears, this week’s Monday Outlook gathers UChicago…
Fitness App Loophole Allows Access to Home Addresses
Despite attempts to anonymize user data, the fitness app Strava allows anyone to find personal information – including home addresses – about some users. The finding, which is detailed in a new study, raises significant privacy concerns.
TikTok Ban? American University Experts Available to Comment on TikTok’s Congressional Hearing
What: Today on Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is questioning TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew, in a Congressional Hearing that may decide the fate of the Chinese social media company. The committee is expected to ask questions about…
Protecting identities of panelists in market research
According to research by a Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business professor and colleagues, it’s highly likely that a survey participant’s identity and other sensitive information can be traced back to the individual.
Whether it’s medical records, blood or tissue, patients want to know if researchers may use something from them
Many members of the public want to know if their health information or samples from their bodies will be used in research or to help develop new biomedical products, a new study finds. That’s especially true if their data and biospecimens might get used by commercial companies, or if identifying information will be attached when it’s shared.
WVU consumer law center calls for action on data privacy
New research with funding from the Center for Consumer Law and Education, a joint program between the West Virginia University College of Law and Marshall University, recommends laws that protect consumers from data mining.
DHS Announces Results of 2020 Privacy Technology Demonstration
DHS S&T hosted a first-of-its-kind event to understand the product landscape of technologies that can assist in protecting the privacy of individuals appearing in photos and videos.