To augment information about you that it collects directly, the US Government is buying less-regulated information harvested by cameras, cellphones and apps and sold on the commercial data market.
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Research in psychology and cognitive science suggests there are ways to fight back against this and reclaim your attention.
A privacy researcher breaks down how your phone reveals your location, how that data is collected and sold, and how the government gets ahold of it – by simply buying it.
Disconnecting from the digital realm from time to time is good for your well-being, but doing so can be difficult. There are steps you can take, however, to get in the habit of putting your phone down.
Healthy smartphone use depends as much on the way you use it as how much you use it. The key is paying attention to your phone behavior.
Phones that transmit odors sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on making them real.
Knowing you should set your apps’ privacy permissions might not be enough to protect you. A cybersecurity expert explains how complicated privacy settings can trip you up.
Up to 50% of US teens feel they are addicted to their devices. But help is out there.
Digitalisation offers a way to preserve indigenous knowledge of agricultural practices and connect new generations of farmers to knowledge and wisdom from the past.
Legislation meant to improve cybersecurity could be difficult to implement and might create incentives for riskier digital behavior.
The impact of using electronic devices is critical during the first years of life, both visually and on the cognitive and social development of the child.
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
How do mental health apps compare to in-person therapy? A social worker and expert on technology and human services explains.
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
Here’s what happens when you scan one of those ubiquitous two-dimensional black-and-white patterns, and why the FTC urges you to use caution.
As the wireless telecommunications companies ramp up their 5G rollouts, they are beginning to pull the plug on their 3G networks. 2022 is the end of the line for the venerable cellphone service.
Feeling stressed with social media and tech? Here are some tips on how to take a break from it.
Subtly shifting the crafting and delivery of public health messaging on COVID-19 vaccines could go a long way toward persuading many of the unvaccinated to get the shot.
Older people are often labelled technophobic, but since lockdown the digital divide is closing as more and more use technology to connect with others.
A tool made for tracking criminals and terrorists has potentially been used against politicians, dissidents and journalists. Here’s how the spyware works.
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Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University
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