Modernizing User Privacy Preference Measurement through GPPI: A GDPR-Aligned Privacy Preference Item Bank

Privacy measurement instruments e.g., CFIP, IUIPC, PAQ predate GDPR by over a decade and measure privacy concerns, distinct from preferences for regulatory protections e.g., data portability, erasure, automated decision-making rights. This leaves practitioners without tools to assess whether user...

Heavy-Tailed Privacy: the Symmetric Alpha-Stable Privacy Mechanism

With the rapid growth of digital platforms, there is increasing apprehension about how personal data is collected, stored, and used by various entities. These concerns arise from the increasing frequency of data breaches, cyber-attacks, and misuse of personal information for targeted advertising...

MacOS Zero Day Allows Trusted Apps to Run Malicious Code

A researcher has revealed a zero-day flaw in Apple’s Mojave operating system tied to the way the OS verifies apps. The bug allows attackers to sneak past macOS security measures and run whitelisted apps that have been manipulated to run malicious code. macOS researcher Patrick Wardle revealed the...