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Screenshot of the landing page for the Global Privacy Control project.
October 11, 2020

We launched Global Privacy Control (GPC). Yeah! Gilad Edelman provided most excellent coverage over at Wired.

An announcement for a panel discussion on cybersecurity.
October 8, 2020

October is Cybersecurity month! Sebastian is participating in an online discussion at SUNY Canton.

Logo for OptMeowt Do Not Sell browser extension showing a stylized cat.
September 13, 2020

Check out our short WPES paper on Do Not Sell featuring our OptMeowt browser extension. Our talk is here.

A picture of Abdallah Salia in front of the National Mall in Washington DC.
August 19, 2020

Welcome, Abdallah!
Abdallah Salia joins the privacy-tech-lab.

A picture of Daniel Knopf making the victory sign.
August 18, 2020

Welcome, Daniel!
Daniel Knopf joins the privacy-tech-lab.

A thumbnail of iOS YouTuber Brian Advent introducing PrivacyFlash Pro.
May 25, 2020

iOS YouTuber extraordinaire Brian Advent features PrivacyFlash Pro! Check it out! (Brian's take and Q&A's are also available.)

A diagram showing that Covid-19 apps are collecting personal data, location data, and Bluetooth data.
May 18, 2020

New blog post on the privacy of contact tracing apps: The Privacy of COVID-19 Apps -- Reopening Alphaville

A picture with the first paragraphs of a blog post.
April 18, 2020

Privacy Beat did a short story on our current CCPA work.

A picture of the Chrysler Building in New York at night.
February 24, 2020

We had a great discussion with the good folks at iOSoho - New York City's largest iOS Engineer Meetup.

A picture of Kuba Alicki standing in front of a pine tree.
January 23, 2020

Welcome, Kuba!
Kuba Alicki joins the privacy-tech-lab.

January 23, 2020

Welcome, Phil!

Phil Kaelbling joins the privacy-tech-lab for the Spring semester.

A giraffe asking 'Does your app need a privacy policy'?
January 8, 2020

New blog post: The CCPA is here! Now what?

December 30, 2019

Fresh! PrivacyFlash Pro. Developed by David, Rafael, Sarah, and Sebastian. (Video narrated by Rafael.)

Sebastian discusses the California Consumer Privacy Act at Samba TV's .
October 30, 2019

Sebastian discusses the California Consumer Privacy Act at Samba TV's Data Protection in the 2020's in San Francisco.

September 4, 2019

Welcome, Sarah!

Sarah Jin joins the privacy-tech-lab for the Fall semester.

Sebastian presents our MAPS paper at PETS in Stockholm.
July 18, 2019

Sebastian presents our MAPS paper at PETS in Stockholm.

New blog post: How Mobile App Permissions (Don't) Protect Privacy
June 6, 2019

New blog post: How Mobile App Permissions (Don't) Protect Privacy.

A picture of David Baraka standing in front of a pine tree.
January 24, 2019

Welcome, David!
David Baraka joins the privacy-tech-lab.

January 20, 2019

New blog post.

Social Debt: Why Software Developers Should Think Beyond Tech

A picture of Rafael Goldstein in a blue hoodie in front of a blue wall.
October 15, 2018

Welcome, Rafael!
Rafael Goldstein joins the privacy-tech-lab.

A collage of Wesleyan University pictures.
July 1, 2018

Wesleyan, here we go!
Sebastian joins Wesleyan. (Picture courtesy Wesleyan University.)