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COVID-19 tracking apps

Dr. Elissa M. Redmiles shares her experience researching accurate contract tracing apps that respect the privacy concerns of users.

By Megan Hofmann, January 2022

PDF | HTML | In the Digital Library

Stop looking over our shoulders!

Stop looking over our shoulders!

The global push for secure digital identities, privacy tools, and online rights.

By Kali Kaneko, July 2018

PDF | HTML | In the Digital Library

How to fix email: making communication encrypted and decentralized with autocrypt

How to fix email: making communication encrypted and decentralized with autocrypt

Email has been declared dead many times but refuses to die. There is a new effort underway to make encrypted end-to-end email communication as automatic as possible. It is part of a diverse set of efforts to reinvigorate the email ecosystem, which remains a crucial cornerstone of a functioning, open internet.

By Holger Krekel, Karissa McKelvey, Emil Lefherz, July 2018

PDF | HTML | In the Digital Library

Prospects for the internet of things

FEATURE: Features

Prospects for the internet of things

The future of the Internet of Things may rely on our ability to tackle issues of safety, security, and privacy, while creating standardized systems that are easy to use and configure.

By Vinton G. Cerf, December 2015

PDF | HTML | In the Digital Library