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Reproductive Rights

POV: End of Roe v. Wade and Right to Abortion Will Impact Research, Says ENG Professor

July 6, 2022

MET professor, Kyung-schick Choi poses for a photo on May 3, 2022. He created the school's Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity programs. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Cybersecurity

This MET Cyber Sleuth Helped Find the Man Who Stole His Identity

May 24, 2022

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Awards & Accolades

BU Sloan Fellowship Winner Mark Bun on Data Privacy, Embracing Failure, Baking Cakes

April 6, 2022

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Cybersecurity

“Zero Trust” Cyber Defense Strategy Could Help Thwart Hackers Targeting Government, Business

February 17, 2022

Inventing

Engineering Scholar Greg Blonder Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

December 14, 2021

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Social Media

Is YouTube’s Crackdown on Vaccine Misinformation Going to Be Effective?

October 5, 2021

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SAFETY

Students Warned to Look Out for Rental Scams

July 6, 2021

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Cybersecurity

Why Are Ransomware Attacks Happening So Often—and Can They Be Stopped?

June 8, 2021

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University News

Bookstore Cyberattack Leaves BU’s and Other Students’ Credit Card Information Compromised

May 12, 2021

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CONTACT TRACING

Why “Bidirectional” Contact Tracing Could Drastically Curb Coronavirus Spread—Especially the B-117 Strain

January 21, 2021

Andrew Sellars, director of the School of Law’s Technology Law Clinic, seen in a file photo meeting with students (from left) and Luke Sutherland (LAW’19), Courtney Merrill (LAW’19), and former senior program coordinator Jess Martinez.

Law

BU and MIT Renew Partnership on Technology Law

July 16, 2020

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Contact Tracing

Contact Tracing App Warns of COVID-19 Exposure while Protecting Privacy

April 15, 2020

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Privacy At A Price

Is There a Hidden Cost to Opting Out of Internet Cookies?

February 27, 2020

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Politics

LAW’s Danielle Citron: How Campaigns Can Counter Deepfakes

February 10, 2020

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Cybersecurity

Accessing Your Student Link Data Will Take a New Extra Step

January 28, 2020

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Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

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Science & Technology

Security and Privacy Experts Uncover Hidden Threats You Need to Know About

October 29, 2019

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Technology

What You Need to Know to Protect Your Cybersecurity

October 7, 2019

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Cybersecurity

LAW’s Danielle Citron Named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow

September 25, 2019

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Law

Q&A: LAW’s Danielle Citron Warns That Deepfake Videos Could Undermine the 2020 Election

September 11, 2019

Q&A: LAW’s Danielle Citron Warns That Deepfake Videos Could Undermine the 2020 Election