Cornell Student Assembly
S.A. Resolution Underscores Privacy Concerns Over Cornell’s Use of Zoom
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Cornell’s Student Assembly passes resolution addressing concerns of privacy protections for students using Zoom.
cybersecurity
Agreeing to Privacy Policies Without Reading Them Could Have Severe Consequences, Expert Says
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A major consequence of ignoring these contracts is that companies can users’ personal information through ads, trading access to personal data and files to use web services, Villanti said.
Columns
MORADI | CS Needs an Ethics Requirement
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Here’s a frightening proposition for this recruiting season: Cornell’s computer science undergraduates are woefully underprepared for careers in tech. Cornell’s CS undergrads are bright and technically apt. They learn from some of the best minds in the field, and they score some of the most coveted positions in the industry. It’s not that these future developers can’t solve the problems put forth before before them. It’s that they often have no idea what the problems are in the first place.
privacy
Cornell Tech Professor Urges Caution in Deregulating Data Collection
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Data surveillance companies could abuse the lack of distinction between data collection and usage to profit and misuse the information if the regulations are not handled correctly, Nissenbaum said.
Blogs
GLOBAL IMPACT | The Global Surveillance Leaks 3 years Later
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We express our desires for privacy and freedom, but does the government truly honor that and is it what we really want?
apple
SCHULMAN | Emotion is Simple, Technology Isn’t
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It’s rare for technology to make front-page news. But this week, Apple has been making headlines. No, Apple’s quarterly earnings report isn’t being released. And no, the new iPhone isn’t coming out either. On the surface, the issue at hand is simple.
apple
BERKOWITZ | The War We Are Now Seeing
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Last semester, I wrote “The War We Are Not Seeing,” a column looking into the complex and unfolding standoff between technology companies and government officials over how to handle encryption for matters of national security. This week, the so-called “war we are not seeing” became very visible to the American public, so I think it’s important to revisit the subject. When we left off in the fall, my hope was that technology companies and federal investigators would work together to achieve a satisfactory balance of privacy rights and national security interests. So much for cooperation. On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Judge Sheri Pym ordered Apple to comply with the FBI to help unlock an iPhone involved in the San Bernardino terrorist investigation.
Uncategorized
Should Your Laptop be Searched at the Border?
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The days of simply traveling to another country are gone. With ever-growing surveillance, suspicion of wrongdoing is no longer a requirement for invasive searching. When traveling to other countries, including Canada, be prepared to have your laptop searched. This is now common practice for border security officials. Pending litigation, the government’s ability to search your files may be suspended. However, the legality procedure has prevailed for several years and is showing signs of increasing domination.