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RT appreciated! We (CMU researchers) are looking for Android developers to participate in a 90-min remote interview to test an Android Studio plugin we built for creating accurate data safety labels. #androiddev Compensation: $70. Sign up/more info: cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3g…

Graduate students Richard Roberts and Omer Akgul have been awarded seed grants Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) to further their research on misleading VPN advertisements. Learn more: go.umd.edu/42MP4KO

This analysis is perhaps the least convincing of the series (not saying it doesn't have merit). It's the last sentence in the post that's really damning.

I had a great time. Thanks for letting me pick your brain an a couple followup ideas!

FTC seeks research presentations for #PrivacyCon 2024! March 6 virtual event will focus on research on topics such as #AI, health-related surveillance, and children and teen #privacy: bit.ly/3rtlg8c #PrivacyCon24

Speakering at swisscyberstorm 2023: Omer Akgul: “Bug Hunters’ Perspectives on the Challenges and Benefits of the Bug Bounty Ecosystem” To improve bug bounties, it is important to understand the hunters. Program: lnkd.in/d52RpEnH Tickets: lnkd.in/eTXQRjnP #SCS23

Speaking at swisscyberstorm 2023: Omer Akgul: “Bug Hunters’ Perspectives on the Challenges and Benefits of the Bug Bounty Ecosystem” To improve bug bounties, it is important to understand the hunters. Tickets: lnkd.in/eTXQRjnP #SCS23

The Swiss Federal Government has adopted a report on ethical hacking referencing two swisscyberstorm 2023 speakers: Ed and Omer Akgul. Read the report here (in German and French): lnkd.in/dye5-qkY Watch all SCS talks here: youtube.com/@swisscybersto… #SCS23 #bugbounty

🚀 Announcement: picoCTF 2024 Registration Opens February 1st! 🥳 Attention hackers, coders, and cybersecurity enthusiasts! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce that registration for Carnegie Mellon University #picoCTF2024 officially opens on February 1st.

The FCC order gets many things right; however, it falls short of addressing several crucial consumer needs. See our (research based) list of suggested changes to substantially improve the label.

Evaluation of Ad Transparency Systems (Kevin Bryson, arthur borem, Moh, Omer Akgul, Laura Edelson, Chris Geeng, Lauinger, mmazurek @ bsky.social, McCoy, Ur - UChicagoCS UMD Department of Computer Science CyLab Khoury College of Computer Sciences NYU Tandon) #ConPro24 conpro24.ieee-security.org/papers/bryson-…

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