On 8/23/14, 2:01 PM, Gregory Foster wrote: > https://github.com/matlecu/xray > >> XRay is a research project from Columbia University that aims to >> improve transparency of data usage on the web. You can learn more >> on our website. > > http://xray.cs.columbia.edu/ > >> ...we developed XRay, a new tool that reveals which data in a web >> account, such as emails, searches, or viewed products, are being >> used to target which outputs, such as ads, recommended products, >> or prices. It can increase end-user awareness about what the >> services they use do with their data, and it can enable auditors >> and watchdogs with the necessary tools to keep the Web in check. >> >> Currently, XRay can reveal some forms of targeting for Gmail ads, >> Amazon product recommendations, and YouTube video >> recommendations. However, XRay's core mechanisms are largely >> service-agnostic, providing the necessary building blocks that we >> hope will enable a new generation of auditing tools that will >> help lift the curtain on how users' personal data is being used. >> >> Using our XRay Gmail prototype, we found some pretty interesting >> examples of data uses, such as a number of ads targeting >> depression, cancer, and other illnesses. We also saw quite a few >> subprime loan ads for used cars that targeted debt, loan, or >> borrow keywords in users' inboxes. > > YouTube (Aug 20) - "XRay: web transparency tool": > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxH20ey2d7k > > HT @kdnuggets: > https://twitter.com/kdnuggets/status/503198576798089216
"XRay: Enhancing the Web’s Transparency with Differential Correlation" Presented at the 23rd Usenix Security Symposium (Aug 20-22) by @matlecu, et. al. https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity14/technical-sessions/presentation/lecuyer paper: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity14/sec14-paper-lecuyer.pdf slides: https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/conference/protected-files/sec14_slides_lecuyer.pdf NYT Bits Blog (Aug 18) - "XRay: A New Tool for Tracking the Use of Personal Data on the Web" by @SteveLohr: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/xray-a-new-tool-for-tracking-the-use-of-personal-data-on-the-web/ gf -- Gregory Foster || [email protected] @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/
