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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…

by Bill Ibelle July 6, 2018

What do Pokémon, Minecraft, and Dr. Who have in common? This startup.

Amino, a social networking platform aimed at connecting users who share an interest in topics that appeal to relatively small groups of people, has received…

by Jason Kornwitz June 15, 2018

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…

by Thea Singer November 16, 2015

Is your smartphone spying on you?

What do Pokémon, Minecraft, and Dr. Who have in common? This startup.

Researchers develop system to control information leaks from smartphone apps

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