Christo Wilson All Experts

Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science

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Christo Wilson In the Media

Christo Wilson for Northeastern

Are your apps spying on you? It depends.

Northeastern researchers uncovered which Android apps are tracking your activity. Now Northeastern professor Christo Wilson takes us behind the screens.
- Aria Bracci September 5, 2018
Before Trump’s angry tweet, he should have searched Google for Northeastern’s research

Could Google’s search engine influence the news that you receive? A team of Northeastern researchers found the answer.
- Ian Thomsen August 29, 2018
Is your smartphone spying on you?

New research by Northeastern faculty and students shows that popular smartphone apps can secretly take screenshots of your phone activity and send it to third…
- Bill Ibelle July 6, 2018
Cambridge Analytica, Facebook data collection a ‘breach of trust’ not security

Over the weekend, The New York Times reported that voter-profiling company Cambridge Analytica had obtained data on 50 million Facebook users—information it used in the…
- Molly Callahan March 20, 2018
A closer look at the Uber hack, and what’s next

Last week, Uber disclosed that hackers had accessed the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers, and Bloomberg reported that Uber paid the hackers…
- Allie Nicodemo November 28, 2017
No one knew just how many Ubers and Lyfts were out there. Until now

Northeastern researchers Alan Mislove and Christo Wilson created a program that can determine the number of Uber and Lyft drivers in San Francisco, something that…
- Molly Callahan July 26, 2017
Tier 1 grant program spurs interdisciplinary research collaborations

How do non-violent urban communities of people build strong networks of social resilience in the face of violence and conflict? The answer cuts to the…
- Greg St. Martin April 2, 2017
New web tool helps online shoppers detect price discrimination on e-commerce sites

Northeastern researchers created a web tool, launched on Monday, designed for desktop users searching on Google Chrome and meant to help people “better understand the…
- Greg St. Martin December 12, 2016
3Qs: The cat-and-mouse game of blocking digital ads

If you were using Facebook on a desktop last week, you may have noticed that your ad-blocking software was being blocked. That was a move…
- Greg St. Martin August 15, 2016
How the Democratic Party’s email fiasco will affect the presidential race

The release of nearly 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails by Wikileaks on Friday created havoc within the party and forced the resignation of DNC head…
- Jason Kornwitz July 26, 2016

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Christo Wilson for Northeastern

Are your apps spying on you? It depends.

Before Trump’s angry tweet, he should have searched Google for Northeastern’s research

Is your smartphone spying on you?

Cambridge Analytica, Facebook data collection a ‘breach of trust’ not security

A closer look at the Uber hack, and what’s next

No one knew just how many Ubers and Lyfts were out there. Until now

Tier 1 grant program spurs interdisciplinary research collaborations

New web tool helps online shoppers detect price discrimination on e-commerce sites

3Qs: The cat-and-mouse game of blocking digital ads

How the Democratic Party’s email fiasco will affect the presidential race