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Building privacy right into software code

  • Written by Jean Yang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
imagePutting privacy right in the code.Keyhole image via shutterstock.com

When I was 15, my parents did not allow me to use AOL Instant Messenger. All of my friends used it, so I had to find a way around this rule. I would be found out if I installed the software on my computer, so I used the web browser version instead. Savvy enough to delete my...

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