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Smartphone app usage data alone can reveal your identity, study shows
The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 18, 2022


A new way to store sustainable energy: 'Information batteries'
What if surplus renewable energy could be stored as computation instead? That's the thinking behind "information batteries".
Joseph Shavit
Feb 5, 2022


Amount of information in visible universe quantified
Researchers present a numerical estimate for the amount of encoded information in all the visible matter in the universe.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2021


Behavioral scientists studied how we can protect ourselves against manipulation and fake news
The Internet has revolutionized our lives - whether in terms of working, finding information or entertainment, connecting with others...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 12, 2021
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