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• Data

  

  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…

  • by Molly Callahan   March 20, 2018

• Cybersecurity

  

  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…

  • by Allie Nicodemo   November 28, 2017

• Transportation

  

  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…

  • by Molly Callahan   July 26, 2017

• Research

  

  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…

  • by Greg St. Martin   April 2, 2017

• Society & Culture

  

  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…

  • by Greg St. Martin   December 12, 2016

• Business & Economy

  

  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…

  • by Greg St. Martin   August 15, 2016

• politics

  

  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…

  • by Jason Kornwitz   July 26, 2016

• Science & Technology

  

  Researchers challenge federal law in attempt to prevent ‘Big Data’ discrimination

  
  

  Northeastern’s Alan Mislove and Christo Wilson have been researching whether the algorithms e-commerce and other websites use to analyze user profile data, web-browsing choices, and…

  • by Thea Singer   June 30, 2016

• Science & Technology

  

  Northeastern researchers find that Amazon might not always be pitching you the best prices

  
  

  A team led by Northeastern’s Christo Wilson shows that Amazon is much more likely to point buyers to sellers who use an automated practice called…

  • by Thea Singer   June 2, 2016

• Science & Technology

  

  Researchers reveal inconsistent borders in online maps

  
  

  Google and Bing maps of some countries show users different borders based on where the users live. It's how governments claim sovereignty over disputed borders.

  • by Thea Singer   May 19, 2016

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