OpinionAugust 29, 2021
Apple’s New Child Safety Technology Might Harm More Kids Than It Helps
Features designed to guard against sexual abuse carry the potential for unintended consequences
Stories by Elissa Redmiles
Elissa Redmiles is a faculty member and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and CEO of Human Computing Associates.
OpinionDecember 7, 2020
How to Fix COVID Contact Tracing
Apps and human tracers both have pros and cons. To be effective, they have to work together
OpinionSeptember 10, 2020
Don’t Feel Guilty about Your Online Security Habits
Most of the finger-wagging advice you hear is based on little or no evidence
OpinionApril 28, 2020
Will Americans Be Willing to Install COVID-19 Tracking Apps?
Many would, but it depends on what organizations are distributing them
ComputingMay 16, 2017
Why Installing Software Updates Makes Us WannaCry
All people had to do to stay safe from the global WannaCry ransomware attack was update their software. But people often don’t, for a number of specific reasons