Christo Wilson

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

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

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

Social networks’ hidden resources

Assistant professor Brooke Foucault Welles is studying how people can better understand and leverage their social networks to identify valuable and previously unnoticed connections or…

Joe O'Connell December 11, 2014