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What New York’s congestion charge could teach the rest of America
Joshua and Benjamin Moshes, students at Northeastern University and Brown University respectively, are monitoring how commuting times into Manhattan have changed since the charge came into effect. Their congestion tracker collects traffic data from Google Maps every 15 minutes across 19 routes into Manhattan.
Is your phone listening to you? Yeah, but probably not to target ads.
For years, Northeastern University professor David Choffnes has helped analyze how often our phone apps and voice assistants capture audio without our knowledge, and whether recordings from gadget microphones are used to tailor advertisements.
Facebook Embraces Donald Trump
Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that “like other businesses, Meta recognizes Trump is expected to be in the White House for the next four years, and Zuckerberg wants the president to be favorably disposed to him and his interests.
GBH
Jan 6. rioters could look forward to pardons with new Trump administration
“…The only place where I would draw a line is: I don’t think he is authorized to pardon himself,” said Michael Meltsner, a Matthews University Professor of Law Emeritus at Northeastern University School of Law. Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, said it’s likely the president-elect will either pardon or commute sentences […]
The Dream of a Climate Justice University
What is a climate justice university, and how can our universities transform into institutions that truly promote the well-being of the earth and humanity? In her new book, Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future for All, Jennie C. Stephens, a professor at Northeastern University sets out to answer that question.
Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns
“It reveals the kind of sweeping surveillance going on,” said David Choffnes, executive director of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. “When something bad happens, it’s helpful, but it’s a double edged sword. Companies that collect this data can abuse it.”
Times of India
Harvard, California and other US universities that offered courses on pop icon Taylor Swift
Northeastern University offered a unique two-day Zoom course led by Catherine Fairfield. Attended by over 500 students, this course delved into the intersection of English literature and gender studies, as reported by USA Today. It examined themes like womanhood, societal expectations of women’s fame and success, and the cultural dynamics Swift highlights in her music.
The Tribune
Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack?
The city’s design for the new system, which places bollards at strategic distances from utility poles along the sidewalk, would have effectively prevented the truck from both accessing the road and circumventing barriers by going over the sidewalk to reach Bourbon Street, according to Peter Furth, a Northeastern University professor who reviewed the plans.
Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion
“It reveals the kind of sweeping surveillance going on,” said David Choffnes, executive director of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. “When something bad happens, it’s helpful, but it’s a double edged sword. Companies that collect this data can abuse it.”
The Telegraph
Young, single men are leaving traditional churches. They found a more ‘masculine’ alternative
Dr Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, an assistant professor of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University, whose research looks at recent Orthodox converts in the US, said that she started seeing an increase in people seeking out Orthodoxy from 2016.
The myth of the mass shooting epidemic
Op-ed by James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law, and public policy at Northeastern University and coauthor of “Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder.” He oversees the Associated Press/USA Today/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database.
How tariffs could hurt small businesses in New England
And there’s another side to the issue of tariffs: If affected countries retaliate, small businesses that export goods to Canada or Mexico could be hurt as well, said Peter Simon, a professor of economics at Northeastern University.