Dan Boneh *96, now a professor at Stanford, has racked up another award: the ACM Gödel Prize for advances in cryptography. Read all about it here.
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Former Princeton computer science grad student Timothy Lee interviewed Ed Felten of the Center for Information Technology Policy about his time as the Federal Trade Commission‘s first Chief Technologist. The piece has the provocative title of “Geeks are from Mars Wonks are from Venus.” Read the full ars technica piece
An interview with Ed Felten, director of the Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy, on a “Do Not Track” system for web browsers aired recently on NPR.
Felten, who is currently on leave as chief technologist for the Federal Trade Commission and a member of the Do […]
Wired profiles Arvind Narayanan
Kim Zetter has written a fascinating, in-depth profile of computer scientist and data privacy expert Arvind Narayanan. As the article notes, Narayanan is “heading to Princeton University next year to join the well-regarded Center for Information Technology Policy, led by computer scientist Ed Felten.”
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Delivering a USENIX conference keynote address in Boston this week, FTC chief technologist Ed Felten urged fellow computer scientists to do as he has done and serve in government.
Felten said that “technologists should seek out government posts because it gives them the opportunity to affect public policy, which often affects their jobs,” […]
Researchers from the Center for Information Technology Policy have released a study on the standardized forms commonly used in testing and voting that require respondents to select answers by penciling in a bubble.
CITP’s surprising finding? These forms are not so anonymous as one might think. The researchers have created […]
All Things Digital lauds Felten appointment
All Things Digital columnist John Paczkowski is unequivocal in his enthusiasm for today’s announcement that Princeton’s Ed Felten has been appointed chief technologist for the Federal Trade Commission.
Says Paczkowski:
“Looks like the Federal Trade Commission got its first choice of Chief Technologist, because it’s hard to think of anyone better to serve […]
J. Alex Halderman on the blog Freedom to Tinker reports the arrest of Hari Prasad, an Indian colleague who coauthored a research paper detailing serious security flaws in India’s electronic voting machines.
The research paper has produced a hot debate in India, according to Halderman: “Many commentators […]
The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) recently held a panel discussion at Carnegie-Mellon exploring how the technical design of computer systems impacts free speech, privacy, property ownership, and creative thought.
Princeton’s Ed Felten, director of the Center for Information Technology Policy, joined Dave Farber, Lorrie Cranor, John Buckman, and Cindy Cohn — […]
Almost 15,000 votes have already been cast in the online Art of Science voting gallery. The top vote-getter as of noon on July 1 will receive a special “people’s choice” award. It’s fascinating to watch the ever-changing lineup of the top 10 vote getters. When EQN last checked, none of […]
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EQN is a blog from Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science that highlights faculty, students and alumni who, through innovation and leadership, are changing the world.
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- Starshade deploys for first time
- Hale ’11 and Ohlendorf ’05 shine in the major leagues
- Flood risk study receives $2.3 million Rockefeller Foundation grant
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