Our Cyborg Future: Brain-computer interfaces and their unique privacy challenges
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can translate a person’s brainwaves into action, but these devices are vulnerable to hacking.
Privacy
A Rough Portrait of Your Face, Painted by your DNA
A new study takes a crack at trying to predict someone's face using just their DNA.
Health Data Privacy: Updating HIPAA to match today’s technology challenges
by Jordan Harrod
figures by Dan Utter
In the modern era, maintaining the privacy of your personal information has become more challenging than ever. Cyberattacks and social media have resulted in the average person sharing more information than ever…
Understanding Ownership and Privacy of Genetic Data
by Julian Segert
figures by Aparna Nathan
In Mountain View, California, near the headquarters of Facebook and Google, lies 23andMe, a company that set out to make genetic testing approachable and affordable for the general public. The company started…
Smart Cities: Can tech improve our towns?
by Krissy Lyon
Think about your daily commute. How many times have you hit every green light while driving or stepped out your front door just in time to catch your bus? If you’re like me, then your answer is probably never. But what if you could catch…
Facebook's Manipulation Studies - A Critical Look
"...the effect sizes of their manipulations are extremely small, indicating a very weak effect."