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  • Go to the profile of Melinda Fern
    Melinda Fern
    Jun 30, 2021

    Data Privacy and Dating Apps: Dangerous Implications for the LGBTQ+ Community

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    Will McConnell
    Jun 7, 2021

    Follow Us on Our Website for the Latest Updates!

    As of June 7, 2021, we’ve transitioned our updates page to our website, which you can access here. You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter from the website to stay up to data on the latest at humanID!

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    Will McConnell
    May 19, 2021

    Tracking Apps Prevent COVID Cases. Why Are So Few States Using Them?

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    Virtual Reality: The New Tech With Frightening Insight into Our Psyches and Identities

    Virtual Reality: The New Tech With Frightening Insight into Our Psyches and Identities

    Imagine this: Within five minutes of meeting you, a stranger gains insight into your most intimate emotions and preferences, predicts your…
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    Julia Manetta
    Mar 24, 2021
    Buying and Selling Data, Part 2

    Buying and Selling Data, Part 2

    Data brokers collect vast webs of data on you — but what do they actually do with that information?
    Go to the profile of Jessa Mellea
    Jessa Mellea
    Mar 17, 2021
    humanID and Polarizer: Fostering Positive Dialogue in the Digital Space

    humanID and Polarizer: Fostering Positive Dialogue in the Digital Space

    humanID is happy to announce that we will be partnering with Polarizer!
    Go to the profile of Jessa Mellea
    Jessa Mellea
    Mar 12, 2021
    Buying and Selling Data, Part 1

    Buying and Selling Data, Part 1

    In 2018, American companies spent 19 billion dollars buying customer data — about the same amount as the sales of the global music…
    Go to the profile of Jessa Mellea
    Jessa Mellea
    Mar 4, 2021
    humanID and Ninja: Empowering and Protecting Workers

    humanID and Ninja: Empowering and Protecting Workers

    Ensuring workplace safety and employer accountability requires anonymity and user authenticity.
    Go to the profile of Jessa Mellea
    Jessa Mellea
    Feb 23, 2021
    Dismantling Disinformation, Part 4: Are nonprofits the key to solving digital disinformation?

    Dismantling Disinformation, Part 4: Are nonprofits the key to solving digital disinformation?

    Many people consider nonprofits more ethical than other institutions.
    Go to the profile of Dylan Fabris
    Dylan Fabris
    Jan 20, 2021
    U.S. Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act: Spotlight on our Shortcomings

    U.S. Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act: Spotlight on our Shortcomings

    We are no strangers to the divisive tragedy of extreme political polarization. We have watched the consequences spill over Capitol Hill and…
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    Chloe Aronoff
    Jan 19, 2021
    Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Information Laundering 101

    Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Information Laundering 101

    How can we fight disinformation when it looks real?
    Go to the profile of Jessa Mellea
    Jessa Mellea
    Jan 15, 2021
    The Bots Boosting QAnon

    The Bots Boosting QAnon

    Maybe you heard about QAnon when those alleging voter fraud started throwing around the Dominion conspiracy theory. Or maybe you heard…
    Go to the profile of Jessa Mellea
    Jessa Mellea
    Dec 22, 2020
    Dismantling Disinformation, Part 3: The “Fake” News Media?

    Dismantling Disinformation, Part 3: The “Fake” News Media?

    More than half of U.S. adults think journalists should be the ones to solve America’s disinformation problem.
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    Dylan Fabris
    Dec 21, 2020
    humanID and GreenZone: Putting Privacy Rights Into Practice

    humanID and GreenZone: Putting Privacy Rights Into Practice

    Building safer communities in the online and offline worlds starts with accountability and authenticity.
    Go to the profile of Miriam Attal
    Miriam Attal
    Dec 14, 2020
    Giving Tuesday: 4 reasons why donating to nonprofits can help save the internet

    Giving Tuesday: 4 reasons why donating to nonprofits can help save the internet

    Corporations can’t be trusted to solve these problems on their own.
    Go to the profile of Dylan Fabris
    Dylan Fabris
    Dec 1, 2020
    12 Keywords: Unlocking Internet Manipulation

    12 Keywords: Unlocking Internet Manipulation

    Users are turning into amateur sleuths amid a muddied digital landscape, always on the search for the “real” truth.
    Go to the profile of Miriam Attal
    Miriam Attal
    Nov 24, 2020
    Winning Mozilla’s Fix the Internet “Builders” Award!

    Winning Mozilla’s Fix the Internet “Builders” Award!

    We are thrilled to announce that humanID is a winner of a Mozilla Builders Open Lab “Builders” award!
    Go to the profile of Shuyao Kong
    Shuyao Kong
    Nov 19, 2020
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