Center for Media Engagement UT🔍 New from CME: Lebanese women & queer journalists face techno-alienation—a deep sense of abandonment after platforms fail to protect them from online harassment.
Too little, too late isn't enough.
Strathclyde Cyber SecurityPejman Saeghe is looking for a PhD student to work: "Safeguarding citizens at the intersection of Generative AI and the Metaverse". Home fees and stipend funded. https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/science/computerinformationsciences/safeguardingcitizensattheintersectionofgenerativeaiandthemetaverse/ #PhD #GenAI #Metaverse #Safeguarding #CyberSecurity #DigitalHarms #PhDFunding
Applications for PhD scholarships (UK students fully funded, international students part funded) in Computer & Information Sciences are open. Details on applications within StrathCyber here: https://www.strath.ac.uk/science/computerinformationsciences/strathcyber/pgrscholarships/ Deadline 22nd November. #PhDScholarship #Cybersecurity #DigitalHarms #PhD #FormalMethodsForSecurity #SystemsSecurity #HumanFactors
James BakerAge assurance is in the news again today. Sadly this isn’t a magic solution and will instead expose users to increased cybersecurity and privacy risks and drive under 18s towards less controlled spaces to obtain and share restricted files. #onlinesafety #privacy #digitalharms
zceline#PrivacyCon24 AI & Machine Learning panel was a little spicy...
Batul Yawer of ASU's work really stands out with research on the validity of a widely available #AI tool claiming "clinical grade performance" for stress and anxiety management.
Important questions as to deceptive marketing, health tool effectiveness, and potential harms as people rely on these tools to make health decisions.
#Privacy #HealthData #VoiceData #DigitalHarms #DeceptivePractices #FTC
Huge yes to this move by the Federal Trade Commission (not to mention a fitting end to a data breach filled week...) 🎉
"The creation of the Office of Technology builds on the FTC’s efforts over the years to expand its in-house technological expertise, and it brings the agency in line with other leading antitrust and consumer protection enforcers around the world."
#Privacy #TechPolicy #Law #DigitalHarms #ConsumerSafety #FTC
DisinfoDocketNew research from #ShePersisted on #MonetizingMisogyny - read more below ↓ #disinformation #DigitalHarms https://she-persisted.org/our-work/research-and-thought-leadership/
