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Former FTC Chief Technologist outlines better user privacy policies

Dr. Lorrie Cranor, Former Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), former undergrad and graduate student at WashU, and current Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, discussed her proposals for user friendly privacy policies on Friday, Oct. 13.

| Staff Writer

From the Bears to the Braves, bringing numbers to the baseball field

These days Kenny Dorian is a data analyst for the Atlanta Braves, but he started his Baseball analysis career at Wash. U.

Josh Shapiro | Staff Reporter

Technological ethics should be taught at WU

We need to start truly educating the next generation of thinkers and innovators.

Joshua Shapiro | Contributing Writer

Gaming and psychological study

I’m sure many people have had experiences with massively multiplayer online games and their unique ability to collect large numbers of gamers into a somewhat cohesive environment. What I find particularly intriguing, however, is how such games can be used to study human social interaction in a way that would be otherwise impossible.

| Staff Columnist

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