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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

What happened when a chemical engineering professor ditched the chalkboard for an iPad

Associate professor Steve Lustig ditched chalk for a writing tablet several years ago. He says tablets have made his teaching more efficient and helped him…

Greg St. Martin June 6, 2018

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

Researchers find that Android apps can secretly track users’ whereabouts

New research led by Northeastern professor Guevara Noubir reveals that some Android apps may automatically transmit sensitive information, such as the routes you travel, through…

Thea Singer August 8, 2016

If you’re reading this on your smartphone…

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University Almost everywhere you look nowadays, you’re likely to find someone staring down at a smartphone. At RISE,…

Greg St. Martin April 7, 2016

Researchers develop system to control information leaks from smartphone apps

A research team led by Northeastern’s David Choffnes has found “extensive” leakage of users’ personal identifying information from apps on mobile devices, including passwords. Their…

Thea Singer November 16, 2015