Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies
Cryptographic system could enable “crowdsourced” genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases.
Cryptographic system could enable “crowdsourced” genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases.
New system patches security holes left open by web browsers’ private-browsing functions.
Study: State-level disclosure laws affect patients’ eagerness to have their DNA tested.
Speakers from academia, industry, and government discuss the evolution of smart urban systems.
CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.
Report warns of hacking risk to electric grid, oil pipelines, and other critical infrastructure.
System for disguising database queries could prevent customer profiling and price gouging.
Hosted by CSAIL, event featured discussions on cybersecurity with tech leaders and officials from the NSA and FBI.
System helps ensure databases used in medical research will not leak patients’ personal information.
Network can protect users’ anonymity if all but one of its servers are compromised.
From location data alone, even low-tech snoopers can identify Twitter users’ homes, workplaces.
Virtual artificial intelligence analyst developed by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and PatternEx reduces false positives by factor of 5.
With EU vice president, U.S. secretary of commerce discusses EU-U.S. “Privacy Shield” and launches new policy program.
Hosted by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, event featured mixed student teams tackling cybersecurity challenges.
Whether “backdoor” or “front-door,” government access imperils your data, report authors say.