David Choffnes All Experts

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science

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choffnes@ccs.neu.edu

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New research shows that, post net neutrality, internet providers are slowing down your streaming

YouTube resolution down again? Through a collaboration with another Massachusetts university, this Northeastern team unveils exactly who’s responsible.
- Aria Bracci September 10, 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
Worried about your Facebook data? Read this.

Last weekend, The New York Times revealed that data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica misused data from as many as 50 million Facebook profiles to aid…
- Shannon Nargi March 26, 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
Northeastern professor scores a victory for detecting net neutrality

Wehe is a mobile app that can detect when an internet service provider is violating net neutrality rules. The app, created by assistant professor David…
- Allie Nicodemo January 25, 2018
What loss of net neutrality could mean for consumers, content providers

Twitter, Facebook, and dozens of other websites participated in a virtual protest to protect net neutrality last week. “The internet is critical infrastructure. So much…
- Jason Kornwitz July 17, 2017
This message will ‘self-destruct’ in 3, 2…

Some members of the Trump administration have begun using Confide, an encrypted messaging app that deletes chats once they are read. We asked assistant professor…
- Jason Kornwitz February 22, 2017
App vs. website: Which best protects your privacy? It depends

Both apps and websites leak personal information, including names, gender, phone numbers, and e-mail. But don't despair. Northeastern researchers, led by assistant professor David Choffnes,…
- Thea Singer September 12, 2016
Northeastern researchers find T-Mobile’s Binge On doesn’t live up to the hype

New research led by David Choffnes shows that what T-Mobile promises about free video streaming with Binge On is not what you, or content providers,…
- Thea Singer June 17, 2016
3Qs: Can ‘scrubbing’ your online identity save your reputation?

Scrubbing is a misnomer, says David Choffnes, professor in the College of Computer and Information Science. It’s more like adding a coat of paint to…
- Casey Bayer May 23, 2016

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David Choffnes for Northeastern

New research shows that, post net neutrality, internet providers are slowing down your streaming

Is your smartphone spying on you?

Worried about your Facebook data? Read this.

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

Northeastern professor scores a victory for detecting net neutrality

What loss of net neutrality could mean for consumers, content providers

This message will ‘self-destruct’ in 3, 2…

App vs. website: Which best protects your privacy? It depends

Northeastern researchers find T-Mobile’s Binge On doesn’t live up to the hype

3Qs: Can ‘scrubbing’ your online identity save your reputation?