Privacy

Scientists Like Me Are Studying Your Tweets–Are You OK With That?

As researchers, we have a responsibility to acknowledge that factors like the type of data, the creator of that data, and...
Casey Fiesler
Mar 19, 2019 7 min read

Is Your Fertility Data For Sale?

Could the sexual history information collected by period trackers be used by governments, corporations, or legal professionals to control or persecute...
Sian Williams Page
Aug 2, 2018 4 min read

WhatsApp Wants You To Stop Sharing Fake Stories

WhatsApp has key differences with platforms like Facebook and Twitter: it is private social media, which makes it harder to study...
Samira Shackle
Jul 27, 2018 3 min read

Talking Identity: A Conversation Between Our Editors

"Identity" is interpreted so differently depending on where you come from, who you are, what your background is, where you are...
Anjali Ramachandran
May 1, 2018 10 min read

As We Build the Digital ID Systems of the Future, Where Does Privacy Fit In?

Few of the websites we give our information to are truly secure; as long as you use Google or Facebook, there's...
Anjali Ramachandran
Feb 27, 2018 8 min read

How to Dress for Ultimate Privacy

In the age of surveillance, achieving invisibility through fashion isn't a futuristic idea–it's already possible.
Emily Reynolds
Sep 16, 2016 5 min read
A close-up of a smartphone, showing social media apps like Twitter and Facebook

Why an App Monitoring Your Distress on Twitter Does More Harm Than Good

A suicide prevention charity demonstrates that intent is not magic
Jakob Whitfield
Nov 7, 2014 2 min read