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Identifying People by Metadata

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academicpapers, identification, metadata, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter

Interesting research: “You are your Metadata: Identification and Obfuscation of Social Media Users using Metadata Information,” by Beatrice Perez, Mirco Musolesi, and Gianluca Stringhini. Abstract: Metadata are associated to most of the information we produce in our daily interactions and communication in the digital world. Yet, surprisingly, metadata are often still categorized as non-sensitive. Indeed, … Read More “Identifying People by Metadata” »

Detecting Lies through Mouse Movements

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academicpapers, identification, identitytheft, lies, Security technology

Interesting research: “The detection of faked identity using unexpected questions and mouse dynamics,” by Merulin Monaro, Luciano Gamberini, and Guiseppe Sartori. Abstract: The detection of faked identities is a major problem in security. Current memory-detection techniques cannot be used as they require prior knowledge of the respondent’s true identity. Here, we report a novel technique … Read More “Detecting Lies through Mouse Movements” »

Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo

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cameras, drugtrade, fingerprints, identification, Security technology

Police in the UK were able to read a fingerprint from a photo of a hand: Staff from the unit’s specialist imaging team were able to enhance a picture of a hand holding a number of tablets, which was taken from a mobile phone, before fingerprint experts were able to positively identify that the hand … Read More “Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo” »

COPPA Compliance

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academicpapers, children, identification, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, tracking

Interesting research: “‘Won’t Somebody Think of the Children?’ Examining COPPA Compliance at Scale“: Abstract: We present a scalable dynamic analysis framework that allows for the automatic evaluation of the privacy behaviors of Android apps. We use our system to analyze mobile apps’ compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), one of the few … Read More “COPPA Compliance” »

Technology to Out Sex Workers

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facebook, facerecognition, identification, pornography, privacy, Security technology

Two related stories: PornHub is using machine learning algorithms to identify actors in different videos, so as to better index them. People are worried that it can really identify them, by linking their stage names to their real names. Facebook somehow managed to link a sex worker’s clients under her fake name to her real … Read More “Technology to Out Sex Workers” »

Apple’s FaceID

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apple, authentication, biometrics, facerecognition, hacking, identification, Security technology

This is a good interview with Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering about FaceID. Honestly, I don’t know what to think. I am confident that Apple is not collecting a photo database, but not optimistic that it can’t be hacked with fake faces. I dislike the fact that the police can point the phone at someone … Read More “Apple’s FaceID” »