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2021

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Jan 12

What if opting out of data collection were easy?

Recent work by researchers in Carnegie Mellon University CyLab has shown that it is possible to use machine learning techniques to automatically extract and classify some of these opt-out choices, and introduces a new, handy browser extension.

Jan 07

Gonzalez named 2021 Fellow of Cognitive Science Society

The Cognitive Science Society announced seven research scientists, including CyLab’s Cleotilde Gonzalez, as 2021 Fellows. Gonzalez joins a selected group of 120 researchers, who have been recognized for their sustained excellence and impact on the cognitive science community.

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“Hacking is like solving a puzzle. The person who solves it often gains a better understanding of the problem than its creator.” David Brumley, software security researcher in CyLab

“We hack because we care about security, and we want to protect people from potential threats by identifying problems systematically.” Yuan Tian, software security researcher in CyLab

“A world that uses facial recognition does not look like Hollywood’s Minority Report. It looks like a smarter, more pleasant experience interacting with complex computer security systems to help make a safer world for our friends, our families and our children.” Marios Savvides, director of CyLab’s Biometrics Center

“It would take people 244 hours per year to read all of the privacy policies at all of the websites they visit in one year. I study privacy policies, and I spend a lot of time reading them, and I do not spend 244 hours per year reading privacy policies.” Lorrie Cranor, director of the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Lab

“There is much to gain and benefit from this massive analysis of personal information, or big data, but there are also complex tradeoffs that come from giving away our privacy.” Alessandro Acquisti, privacy researcher in CyLab

2020 Carnegie Mellon University / Legal