Collaborate Disseminate
In 2017, the FDA approved a pill with a digital sensor that can transmit information accessible by a web portal.
If a patient takes such a pill, can it be used by hackers to track the location of this patient?
Continue reading Can a pill be used to track a person’s location?
I would like to construct a voting system with some novel winner-determination rules. But of course, in addition to winner determination rules, it should also guarantee both secrecy and security. Is there a shelf-product for secure voting,… Continue reading A shelf-product for secure voting [closed]
Suppose a student takes an exam at home. Since home-exams are prone to cheating, the student wants to be able to prove that he/she did not cheat. So the student puts cameras in the room, which videotape the room during the entire exam. Now… Continue reading Is it possible to make a video that is provably non-manipulated?
My ISP offers a “cyber protection” service at an extra cost. They say it “identifies and blocks privacy attacks, credit-card scams, identity thefts and hacker attacks against computers connected to your home network”, but do … Continue reading How can I know if the cyber-protection offered by my ISP is worth the extra cost?
I got a message that looked like an ad from Microsoft. At the end, there was a message saying “You can simply WIPE Out your email from Mailing List click here”. I clicked. I got to a page this webpage: http://gokk.tezharimi… Continue reading I clicked a link in an email message. What should I do now?
In Windows 10, I can encrypt the entire hard-drive with bitlocker. However, it makes some programs run too slowly. In fact, most of my hard-drive is not secret: these are just data files and documents that I intend to publish… Continue reading Encrypting only a small part of my hard-drive
When I want to login into my bank account, I have to enter three things: username, id, and password. After I fill the username, and before I get to the id field, the bank shows me a picture – the same picture all the time (un… Continue reading Why does my bank show me a picture whenever I try to login?
I recently bought a Dell laptop and found out that Dell recommends to install a theft-protection system called LoJack. It is a system installed on the BIOS; if the laptop is stolen, it is possible to connect to their website … Continue reading Is it risky to install a theft-protection system?
I have just received this email from AbeBooks.com:
Hello AbeBooks Customer,
This is an important message from AbeBooks.com.
As part of our routine security monitoring, we have learned that a
list of email addr… Continue reading How can I find if my password has been posted online?