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Media Coverage Roundup: Team led by David Choffnes researches user data leakage in smartphone apps
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Media Coverage Roundup: Team led by David Choffnes researches user data leakage in smartphone apps
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A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
A research team led by David Choffnes, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science, found “extensive” leakage of users’ information—device and user identifiers, locations, and passwords—into network traffic from apps on mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows phones. The team also found a way to stop the flow.
This work has been widely covered by a variety of news sources as listed below.
6/1/17
5/31/17
5/18/17
2/16/17
11/25/15
11/23/15
- Yahoo Finance: Hackers may hit home for the holidays
11/17/15
11/16/15
- The Christian Science Monitor: Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
- beta Boston: Harvard, Northeastern’s privacy tools flag apps that leak personal data
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