Cybersecurity

China’s Virus Apps May Outlast the Outbreak, Stirring Privacy Fears

New York Times: At the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, officials made quick use of the fancy tracking devices in everybody’s pockets — their smartphones — to identify and isolate people who might be spreading the illness. Months later, China’s official statistics…

This startup is working to bring full anonymity to the internet

Wired UK: Dave Hrycyszyn had never used Facebook, until Facebook hired him. “At Facebook, your office login is your Facebook account,” says Hrycyszyn. “I’m probably one of the very few people who ever had to create a Facebook account in order…

What Is Confidential Computing?

IEEE Spectrum: A handful of major technology companies are going all in on a new security model they’re calling confidential computing in an effort to better protect data in all its forms. The three pillars of data security involve protecting data at rest, in transit, and in use. Protecting data…

Preventing AI From Divulging Its Own Secrets

IEEE Spectrum: One of the sneakiest ways to spill the secrets of a computer system involves studying its pattern of power usage while it performs operations. That’s why researchers have begun developing ways to shield the power signatures of AI systems…