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Undisclosed use of cameras roils Harvard

November 9, 2014/in Internet Security

Harvard University is coming under fire from some quarters for having conducted class-attendance research that involved the use of video cameras in 10 lecture halls holding some 2,000 students.

While aggregate attendance was the goal of the research and individuals reportedly were not identified, criticism has resulted because the students were not told about the cameras.

Harvard computer science professor Harry Lewis tells the Boston Globe: “You should do studies only with the consent of the people being studied.”

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Use of Tor pointed FBI to Harvard University bomb hoax suspect

December 20, 2013/in Internet Security

It was the combination of the anonymizing service with the university’s WiFi that gave investigators a short list of possible suspects, one of whom turned out to be a 20-year-old student trying to get out of a final exam.
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Locker Room Thefts Continue – Harvard Crimson

October 13, 2009/in Computer Security

Almost $4,500 worth of valuables was stolen from the women’s soccer and softball locker rooms last Tuesday—the most recent incident in an unusual string of burglaries that has hit four different Harvard athletic teams in the past month. The items …

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