I really enjoyed this talk from Kentrell Owens (mastod: @[email protected]) about community monitoring apps, for example for individuals waiting for a trial. You should definitely check it out. USENIX Security #usesec2022

Why DNS encryption and security is important (from the great work of 'The Tools and Tactics Used in Intimate Partner Surveillance: An Analysis of Online Infidelity Forums' by Tom Ristenpart Rachel Greenstadt and many more): nixdell.com/papers/Tseng-2…:

At that stage of my career where doing work tends to result in more rather than less work to do, and that, on this Monday before the semester starts, is not terribly motivating.

I'm a day late with this tweet, no surprise here, but I'm beyond excited to say that today marks my second day as an assistant professor Université de Lausanne!

I’m not a huge fan of monarchy, but parasocial relationships matter to people. The Queen cultivated a parasocial relationship with the public for her whole life, arguably putting it above the health and happiness of herself and her family. So, that’s what she did for them.

when a teacher says they have a rule because they're getting kids ready for the real world, it's literally never like that in the real world unless you work in the armed services or, like, a 1930s tin mine or something

Nora is great to work with!

I'm recruiting Ph.D. students interested in "Implicit Machine Cognition" to study AI Ethics and Bias & Human-AI interaction in ML, NLP, Computer Vision, and Speech. Apply to @UW_iSchool & Allen School and join our UW NLP & HCI & Design at UW communities. Please share!

📢 Fri 4pm CT: "Manipulation of #OnlineDiscourse: #Anonymity, Authorship verif & Conspiracy Theory #Monetization" Rachel Greenstadt 💬 1⃣ value of anon contributions 2⃣ #Verification algorithms re: abuse in #OnlineCommunities 3⃣ 💰#ConspiracyTheories 💲 ➕ more 🖱️ bit.ly/greenstadt_11_…

On December 8th, NYCML will host the panel “Misinformation & Disinformation: Factors and solutions for media and tech.” Laura Edelson, David Klepper & Rachel Greenstadt will explore trends in disinformation & misinformation. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/misinformati…

Looking for new #ComputerScience T/TT colleagues. Join us at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Tomorrow at 10AM ET I'm talking with Rachel Greenstadt and David Klepper at NYC Media Lab about how technology is enabling the spread of mis & disinfo online. Tickets are FREE, but you do need to register. I hope you can join us! eventbrite.com/e/misinformati…

Me getting rid of all unread emails this morning

Very excited to help people learn to write SaTC grants!

The deadline for this is today!

Information School Assistant Professor Aylin Caliskan (Aylin Kamelia Caliskan) was selected for the 2023 list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics. womeninaiethics.org/the-list/of-20… #AI #machinelearning #AIethics #NLP #implicitmachinecognition #computervision

Please share this great opportunity for (0) US citizens and PRs who (1) are not currently PhD students, (2) graduated with a BS no later than Dec. 2022, and (3) are interested in the PhD. $37K stipends + funding for travel and other expenses. lnkd.in/gbR8ifsp

I've been distracted by a very tiny, loud new human so didn't have a chance to announce – Pulak just presented our user study (with many excellent coauthors pictured below) on whether casual users can create DeepFakes and what issues they encounter! Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/35…

Super happy to share that our paper: "I'm going to trust this until it burns me" will be presented at USENIX Security next week! Work done with: Rachel Greenstadt and Susan E. McGregor Stop by Platinum Salon 5 on📅August 11th @ 9AM !! #usesec23 usenix.org/conference/use…