Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy, a podcast

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Technology has transformed our lives, but there are hidden tradeoffs we make as we take advantage of these new tools. Cookies, as you know, can be a tasty snack – but they can also be something that takes your data. This podcast is presented by the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science.

This podcast launched in 2020, and returned in 2021 for its second season. See below for individual episodes.

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Episodes

  • Those pesky privacy policies: Lorrie Cranor

  • Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy. Episode 7, Annette Zimmermann. Image of cookie with a lock on it. Cookie is brown and has drizzle and marshmallows.

    When It’s Best to Let A.I. Go Unused: Annette Zimmermann

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    How to fend off a SIM-card attack on your cell phone: Kevin Lee

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    The security flaws of online learning: Mihir Kshirsagar

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    A few easy tips to up your privacy game: David Sherry

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    How Search Engines Show Their Bias: Orestis Papakyriakopoulos and Arwa Michelle Mboya

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    Tech Consumers Should Demand Better Security: Ruby Lee, Princeton University

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    Barton Gellman deletes his account

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    Welcome to Season 2 of Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy

  • Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy, Episode 7, Colleen Josephson & Yan Shvartsnaider

    Your movements are being tracked down to the inch: Colleen Josephson and Yan Shvartzshnaider

  • Cookies Tech Security & Privacy, Episode 06, Prateek Mittal. Image of a cookie with a lock on it.

    How artificial intelligence can be turned against us: Prateek Mittal, associate professor of electrical engineering

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    Why YouTube review videos are often really paid ads (and how you can tell the difference): Michael Swart, Princeton Class of 2019

  • Cookies Tech Security & Privacy, Episode 04, Jennifer Rexford. Image of dark cookie with a lock on it.

    How secure is the internet from attacks?

  • Cookies Tech Security & Privacy, Episode 03, Andrew Appel. Image of dark cookie with a lock on it.

    Episode 3: Bulletproofing the Ballot Box

  • Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy, Episode 2, Arvind Narayanan. Cookie image with pink icing on it, with a lock on it.

    Episode 2: Why Online Media Platforms Get You Hooked

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    Episode 1: How Consumer Tech Can Manipulate You (and Take Your Data)