Consumer & Gadgets

How blind and low-vision users manage their passwords

Passwords remain the go-to authentication tool in everyday life, says CISPA researcher Alexander Ponticello. At the same time, passwords are often a security weak spot: too short, too simple, and reused far too often. Blind ...

Software

To fight cybercrime, student unravels the layers of 3D printing

To most people, a 3D printer is a cool piece of technology that can make toys, tools or parts in minutes. But for Hala Ali, it can be a partner in crime, and the doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University earned ...

Security

Q&A: Can the tech behind crypto help align AI with human values?

As people increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) in various areas of life to either save time or improve performance, the influence of AI systems grows—as does the risk of untrustworthy results in high-stakes decision-making, ...

Computer Sciences

Anonymity's ARX nemesis

A team of faculty and students from George Mason University recently discovered a vulnerability in a widely used anonymization tool. They presented their findings last week in Taiwan at the Association for Computing Machinery ...

Consumer & Gadgets

New study uncovers data protection gaps in popular mHealth apps

Researchers at the University of Bremen have uncovered significant discrepancies between the data protection claims and the actual behavior of mobile health applications (mHealth apps). Many apps transmit personal data before ...

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