In the Media

In the Media

Editorials and commentary written by Chicago-Kent faculty:

Protecting your privacy from Windows 10
Protecting your privacy from Windows 10

How Windows 10 is hazardous to your privacy and what you can do about it
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Hello Barbie, goodbye privacy
Hello Barbie, goodbye privacy

The new Barbie is a miniature surveillance device. It records what a child says to it. Those conversations are saved to the iCloud and used…
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Gov. Rauner, protect our digital privacy
Gov. Rauner, protect our digital privacy

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner should sign bill to protect online privacy.
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This Christmas or Hanukkah, ask Congress for Internet privacy laws
This Christmas or Hanukkah, ask Congress for Internet privacy laws

Federal laws do little to protect us against digital invasions. Congress should work on laws that give us Internet privacy.
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Opinion | Facebook Is Using You
Opinion | Facebook Is Using You

Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based on your digital doppelgänger — and you may never know why you’ve been…
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News Commentary

News coverage including expert commentary from Chicago-Kent faculty on privacy related issues.

New Ad Technology Begs Question: Is Big Brother Selling You Out?
New Ad Technology Begs Question: Is Big Brother Selling You Out?

With today's billboards, you can literally be a target on the road. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
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Why Allstate Wants to Monitor Your Driving, and Your Data
Why Allstate Wants to Monitor Your Driving, and Your Data

Patents recently issued to Northbrook-based insurance giant Allstate could allow the company to monitor your car for sources of distraction, collect health data on drivers,…
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Ajusto app that watches your driving habits leads to privacy concerns | CBC News
Ajusto app that watches your driving habits leads to privacy concerns | CBC News

Desjardins Insurance has launched a smartphone app that tracks driver behaviour in return for the promise of substantial savings on car insurance, including up to…
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New Dragnet: Cops scouring social media for red flags
New Dragnet: Cops scouring social media for red flags

The new dragnet has Chicago-area police harnessing social media to give officers a real time look at what people are thinking, saying and doing.
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CTA quietly tested controversial sensor technology
CTA quietly tested controversial sensor technology

Beacons allow users to get messages on their phone when they walk by sensors and have Bluetooth enabled on their phone and an app that…
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List accuses UChicago students of sex crimes
List accuses UChicago students of sex crimes

The list was posted online and in campus bathrooms, and accuses a dozen students at the University of Chicago.
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