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Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Electrical engineering and computer science Professor Ferdinando Fioretto and his research team received the 2022 Caspar Bowden PET Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies for their paper “Decision Making with Differential Privacy under a Fairness Lens.” The award was…
IAPP, Syracuse College of Law Partner to Present Inaugural Kurt Wimmer IAPP Westin Scholar Award
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, today announces its partnership with Syracuse University College of Law to present the new annual Kurt Wimmer IAPP Westin Scholar Award in…
TikTok, WeChat News Raises Concerns About Privacy Limitations
As of Sunday, Americans will no longer be able to find the Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok in their smart device’s app stores. The U.S. Commerce Department cited national security concerns as the reason. Shubha Ghosh is the Crandall Melvin…
Compromised Medical Data Reminds Us We’re Only As Strong As Our Weakest Link
A new report has uncovered the ease in which medical records, health data and images belonging to millions of patients can be found online. The Pro Publica investigation identified more than 180 servers used in medical offices across the U.S….
Privacy Protection vs. Accurate Advertising – The Battle for Digital Revenue
Apple has pulled the plug on Facebook’s distribution of an app that paid users to track detailed phone and web usage. It’s another sore spot for the social media giant, which has faced growing scrutiny in past months over user…
Standout Element in Carpenter v. U.S. Decision: Justice Gorsuch’s Dissent
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement need to obtain search warrants to access phone location information. Lauryn Gouldin is an associate professor of law at the Syracuse University College of Law. Professor Gouldin teaches constitutional criminal procedure,…
SCOTUS Digital Privacy Decision Will Have Far-Reaching Impact
The Supreme Court ruled today that law enforcement need to obtain search warrants to access phone location information. This is a landmark decision regarding the way law enforcement officers can utilize technology during evidence gathering and building trials. William Snyder…
Facebook Tightens Privacy Settings Amidst Breach
Facebook leadership has been under fire, as a data breach allowed millions of users’ private data to be exposed. The social media giant has since updated its privacy setting to boost future protection, but Newhouse assistant professor of communications and social…
Social Media Expert on Facebook’s Data Breach
Amidst continuous investigations into Facebook and potential Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential election, the social media goliath now has a new issue to face in a report stating the company misused over 50 million users’ confidential information. For several…