Payal DharinREADME_Hear (some) evil: How video conferencing software can undermine securityThe shift to remote work has introduced new security challenges—not least because of vulnerabilities in the apps that enabled this shift.Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
Payal DharinREADME_India’s new cyber rules stoke privacy, security fearsTech companies — including several global VPN providers — and privacy advocates are bristling at new cyber requirements.Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022
Payal DharinREADME_Biometrics are key to a passwordless future. They also pose vexing cyber risksVerifying users based on their fingerprints, irises or some other biological measurement could backfire for Big Tech if companies fail to…Jul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022
Payal DharinREADME_Researchers show how platforms can scrub COVID conspiracies, election lies and other misinformationA team of North American researchers is developing a statistics-based technique to weed out falsehoods from social media platforms, with…Jan 28, 2022Jan 28, 2022
Payal DharinAsparagus MagazineAI has a Bias Problem. Could Art be the Solution?Researchers and activists are finding creative ways to advocate for technological justice.Dec 8, 2021Dec 8, 2021
Payal DharinAsparagus MagazineThe Race to Replace Fossil FuelsSynthetic fuels could hold the key to decarbonizing transport and fighting climate change.Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
Payal DharThe Big Bang and the Little WhimperThe TL;DR version: I did not like the ending of The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon’s sudden epiphany about his “other family” was reductive, and…Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019