Does anyone actually read privacy policies? What's in them, and why can't we usually understand them? On our second season finale, we’ll talk with Professor Lorrie Cranor, director of the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory at Carnegie

When It’s Best to Let A.I. Go Unused: Annette Zimmermann, Harvard University and University of York

Nov 17th, 2021 48m 44s

Annette Zimmermann makes the provocative argument that there are times it might be better to take cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools and leave them unused. Annette is a political philosopher working on the ethics of artificial intellige

How to Fend Off a SIM-card Attack on Your Cell Phone: Kevin Lee, Princeton University

Nov 9th, 2021 33m 27s

Kevin Lee recently co-wrote a fascinating study about how easy it is for an attacker to gain control of another person’s cell phone. From there, the attacker can use the phone’s multi-factor authentication tool – usually a security code provide

The Security Flaws of Online Learning: Mihir Kshirsagar, Princeton University

Nov 3rd, 2021 33m 39s

Are online learning platforms really secure? Mihir Kshirsagar co-wrote a paper that spells out in startling detail everything you’ve wondered about -- but didn’t want to know -- about how online platforms are allowing students to have their per

A few easy tips to up your privacy game: David Sherry, Princeton University

Oct 26th, 2021 37m 52s

How can you can improve your privacy in your everyday use of web browsers, email, text messaging and other apps? Our guest is David Sherry, the chief information security officer here at Princeton. He’s responsible for shoring up security at th

How Search Engines Show Their Bias: Orestis Papakyriakopoulos, Princeton University, and Arwa Michelle Mboya, MIT

Oct 20th, 2021 39m 16s

Today’s guests have written a study about the Google Search engine, and the subtle – and not-so-subtle – ways in which it shows its bias, and in many ways perpetuates tired old stereotypes. Orestis Papakyriakopoulos is a postdoctoral research a

Tech Consumers Should Demand Better Security: Ruby Lee, Princeton Uni

Oct 12th, 2021 49m 20s

As a chief computer architect at Hewlett-Packard in the 1980s, Ruby Lee was a leader in changing the way computers are built, simplifying their core instructions so they could do more. And she revolutionized the way computers use multimedia. If

Barton Gellman Deletes His Account

Oct 6th, 2021 52m 16s

To kick off our second season, we’re honored to welcome Barton Gellman, Princeton Class of 1982. Bart has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes, including for his groundbreaking work with The Washington Post in 2013 to reveal widespread surveillance by

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Welcome to Season 2 of Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy!

Sep 29th, 2021 1m 48s

From the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science, this is season two of Cookies, a podcast about technology, privacy and security. I'm Aaron Nathans, digital media editor at Princeton Engineering. On this podcast we'll di

Your Movements are Being Tracked Down to the Inch: Yan Shvartzshnaider, former fellow at the Center for Information Technology Privacy, and Colleen Josephson, grad student at Stanford University

Oct 21st, 2020 40m 46s

We take our mobile phones everywhere we go, and it’s become scary easy for services and apps to collect information about our movements. But there are limits to what these technologies can do; they work best outdoors. Our guests in our first se

How artificial intelligence can be turned against us: Prateek Mittal, associate professor of electrical engineering

Oct 13th, 2020 23m 46s

Prateek Mittal, associate professor of electrical engineering at Princeton University, is here to discuss his team's research into how hackers can use adversarial tactics toward artificial intelligence to take advantage of us and our data.In t

Why YouTube Review Videos Are Often Really Paid Ads (and How You Can Tell the Difference): Michael Swart, Princeton Class of 2019

Oct 6th, 2020 26m

When you’re shopping for a new gadget online, there’s a good chance you consulted the reviews on YouTube. So many of them are well produced and very thoughtful takes on the latest computer or camera equipment, services, even food and toys. But

How Secure is the Internet From Attacks? Jennifer Rexford, chair of the Princeton University Computer Science Department

Sep 29th, 2020 26m 40s

When we use the internet, most of us don't think twice about entering our credit card numbers and we don't tend to worry that someone might be looking over our shoulder. Our guest today, Jennifer Rexford, knows better than most how the interne

Bulletproofing the Ballot Box: Andrew Appel, Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University

Sep 22nd, 2020 26m 9s

There’s been a lot of anxiety lately about the security of the American balloting infrastructure, but Andrew Appel has been thinking about this question for years. He has research specialties in public policy and security and privacy. He’s a we

Why Online Media Platforms Get You Hooked: Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science, Princeton University, Part Two

Sep 15th, 2020 20m 59s

This is the second half of our conversation with Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science here at the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science. He is a widely recognized expert in the area of information p

How Consumer Tech Can Manipulate You (and Take Your Data): Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science, Princeton University, Part One (premiere episode)

Sep 15th, 2020 25m 44s

While we're using electronic gadgets, apps, platforms and websites, they are often using us as well, including tracking our personal data. The premiere episode of our new podcast features Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer scienc

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Welcome to Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy!

Aug 18th, 2020 1m 57s

If you've ever felt like your personal technology devices know you a little too well, this podcast is for you. Here's a short introduction to Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy, brought to you by the Princeton University School of Engineering and

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