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Northeastern University research finds smart TVs, other Internet-connected devices are exposing private user data
The smart devices in your home are listening to you, recording your whereabouts, and sending data to technology companies and other third-parties, according to a new study by David Choffnes, an associate professor at Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Northeastern University research finds smart TVs, other Internet-connected devices are exposing private user data

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US Government to launch program to protect voter registration databases against ransomware attacks
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US Government to launch program to protect voter registration databases against ransomware attacks

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Northeastern University professor combines computer science with health and measurement with self-reporting to improve accuracy of fitness tracking
By asking short, digitally delivered questions, associate professor Stephen Intille hopes to get a more complete picture of people’s health—and ultimately make fitness trackers work better for people. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

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Northeastern University professor combines computer science with health and measurement with self-reporting to improve accuracy of fitness tracking

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Northeastern University researcher finds that wireless networks are throttling video streaming 24/7
A new study by David Choffnes, an associate professor of computer and information science at Northeastern, found that almost all wireless carriers pervasively slow down internet speed for video streaming, even when networks are not overloaded. Stock photo of ethernet cables by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Northeastern University researcher finds that wireless networks are throttling video streaming 24/7

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Northeastern launches campus in Vancouver, British Columbia

Northeastern launches campus in Vancouver, British Columbia

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This wearable device can predict aggressive outbursts in people with autism a minute in advance

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This wearable device can predict aggressive outbursts in people with autism a minute in advance

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Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a healthcare worker from the World Health Organization prepares vaccines to give to front line aid workers, in Mbandaka, Congo. For the first time since the Ebola virus was identified more than 40 years ago, a vaccine has been dispatched to front line health workers in an attempt to combat the epidemic from the onset. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

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Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola

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Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra takes Northeastern viola, clarinet player to Brazil to play concerts

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Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra takes Northeastern viola, clarinet player to Brazil to play concerts

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Northeastern University launches national program to boost the number of women majoring in computing

Northeastern University launches national program to boost the number of women majoring in computing

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Your Capital One account was hacked. There was nothing you could have done about it.
People walk past the Capital One Café on Boylston Street. Capital One suffered one of the largest banking data breaches, federal prosecutors revealed this week. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Your Capital One account was hacked. There was nothing you could have done about it.

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Northeastern University researchers show that hacking an airplane’s landing instruments isn’t as hard as it should be

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Northeastern University researchers show that hacking an airplane’s landing instruments isn’t as hard as it should be

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Artificial intelligence researchers discuss bias in algorithms at Northeastern University for New England Machine Learning Day

Artificial intelligence researchers discuss bias in algorithms at Northeastern University for New England Machine Learning Day

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