GT Usable Privacy and Security Course

Privacy Matters

Congress finds itself — as usual — in a privileged position from which to address the…

Security and Privacy: A Conversation with a Friend

I have a friend who is a software developer and has worked for different software development companies over the past five years. This friend does have formal education training on cybersecurity (they minored in cybersecurity) and is someone…

Second Thoughts on E2EE

In my last experience log I discussed the idea of E2EE in messaging applications such as Signal. At the end of the article I cited a recent announcement from Facebook to first provide E2EE by default on both of its other messaging platforms (Instagram and Facebook Messenger), and then…

The complexity of privacy decisions

As we reach half way through the class this semester, I noticed that I was increasingly questioning why achieving privacy was so hard and if we will ever achieve reasonable expectations of privacy for end users. Motivation, knowledge and awareness are at the heart of…

Anonymity as an Emotional Protection

Our group project in this class, the Identity Manager, is centered around preserving anonymity on the Internet as the digital sphere is moving closer to a ‘clear-name’ environment where your online activity can be traced back to your true identity. The implications…

Considering the exclusivity issues with privacy and security

My friend is very adamant about using non-public wifi for personal activities. In his words: “I’ll never use public wifi to make transactions.” Indeed, with an unencrypted, public wifi where it’s relatively easier to access…

Privacy in Georgia Tech Research

SATURN is one of the more recent projects developed and published by the Georgia Tech Ubiquitous Computing lab here on campus. It’s a thin, flexible, paper-like material that can be manufactured in large scale from cheap parts, and functionally act as a microphone surface…

May I have your attention, please?… A sincere request from a security pop-up.