David Choffnes

Professor in Computer Science at @Northeastern. I work on privacy, IoT, networking, security, and mobile. @[email protected]

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

If you're worried about what kind of data your car is gathering about you (as @kashhill reported about GM) and have a late model car, please consider signing up for my colleagues' study about this.

Eligibility screening and online consent form: https://t.co/LjIBQSQ1N6

[Athina Markopoulou @atmarkopoulou]

Congrats to @umaarr6 and the @proper_data team (@zubair_shafiq, @proffnes, ++). Happy to see our work on auditing smart speakers recognized at @PET_Symposium #pets2024 as Runner-Up for the Caspar-Bowden PET Award. The paper had quite a ride so far: https://t.co/uz5Rdajk0C.

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

@paraacha It was an honor to advise you, and I learned as much from you as you from me! I’m so proud of you and know you’ll do great things—can’t wait to see what they are 😀

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

My team is looking for a research engineer to help us build an automated IoT lab to support cybersecurity research in the community. To learn more about it and apply, check out this listing: https://t.co/BC92cLaoo7

[Khoury College of Computer Sciences @KhouryCollege]

For several years, Kashmir Hill investigated a facial recognition tool powerful enough to compromise the privacy of untold millions. Last week, she joined Beth Mynatt and David Choffnes to share her findings. Read more here: https://t.co/xlhBPbXvef
@mynatt, @proffnes, @kashhill

[Khoury College of Computer Sciences @KhouryCollege]

Thank you to those who attended Kashmir Hill's Fireside Chat last Friday! Here are some of her words from her talk with Dave Choffnes and Dean Beth: "It can be hard to get people to care about privacy as a value, and many people don’t appreciate it until it’s harmed in some way."

[ProperData Frontier @proper_data]

Join us this Friday, Nov. 3rd as @franziroesner presents “Security, Privacy, and Safety for AR/VR: The Next 10 Years”, the second in our Privacy Frontiers seminar series. Zoom registration required and available on our page: https://t.co/BtnyZ8hYMw

[Dave Levin @DistributedDave]

Nominate yourself to be on @TheOfficialACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2024 program committee! I am co-chairing it with @cristel_pelsser and we are looking to form a larger PC than normal. Help spread the word; even newcomers and junior folks! https://t.co/6x7vlkKDzB

[Khoury College of Computer Sciences @KhouryCollege]

Smart devices that require wi-fi are finding themselves in more and more homes every year. Dave Choffnes, an associate professor at Khoury College, has one important question: are we putting ourselves at risk? Read more from Northeastern Global News here: https://t.co/lnyibP0BKO

[MooresLex @MooresLex]

“When we think of what happens between the walls of our homes, we think of it as a trusted, private place. In reality, we find that smart devices in our homes are piercing that veil of trust and #privacy." @proffnes

#PrivacyIsDead #DataPrivacy https://t.co/c1KmgV12QP

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

@nyutandon @narseo @IMDEA_Networks @NortheasternCOE @uc3m @IMDEA_Software @SchulichENGG @ICSIatBerkeley @KhouryCollege 😀

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

To learn more about the research and why this kind of net neutrality violation matters, check out my video here: https://t.co/KDwmWaxTrx

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

Interesting piece by @DarianWoods and @VelocityWong of @theindicator about net neutrality, with a brief mention about our 2019 study showing cellular providers throttling video traffic in 2018/2019---a practice that continues to this day https://t.co/JsF87KgtX9

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

@Kvermeul @imc2023 Congrats!

[Pouneh Bahrami @Penelope_nb]

🎊 We're incredibly honored to receive🌟The Best Paper Award🌟at IMC 2023!!! It's truly a testament to the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of our amazing team.  
I'll be presenting our work this Thursday (26th). If you're around, please stop by and join the discussion.

[David Choffnes @proffnes]

What an amazing group of collaborators, and incredible hard work by Umar et al! Wouldn’t have happened without our @proper_data project and the NSF funding that enabled it!

[Umar Iqbal @umaarr6]

So thrilled to share that our work just received the ✨🎉 Best Paper Award 🎉✨ at the IMC 2023!!!

[Umar Iqbal @umaarr6]

📢Excited to share our paper “Tracking, Profiling, and Ad Targeting in the Alexa Echo Smart Speaker Ecosystem” accepted at IMC 2023 w/ @Penelope_nb Rahmadi @cuihaoleo @AlexGameroG @DanielJDubois @proffnes @atmarkopoulou @franziroesner @zubair_shafiq (@proper_data)

[Umar Iqbal @umaarr6]

The paper will be presented this Thursday at IMC 2023 by @Penelope_nb . @AlexGameroG @DanielJDubois @proffnes @zubair_shafiq will also be available for discussion at the conference (I unfortunately won’t be able to attend due to visa issues but happy to take questions virtually!)

[FCC @FCC]

The FCC today voted to launch a new proceeding on restoring #OpenInternet protections for consumers and businesses. https://t.co/N1GCFTlOk1 #NetNeutrality

[ProperData Frontier @proper_data]

We are excited to be launching a new monthly "ProperData Seminar Series: Privacy Frontiers".

Check it out: https://t.co/BtnyZ8hYMw