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News
- May 16, 2019Political disinformation campaigns not as threatening as you think
When foreign powers try to interfere with the politics of another country by spreading strategic disinformation, research suggests there is no real effect on policies or the balance of power in the targeted country.
In a recent study, a researcher at the University of Waterloo investigated whether foreign powers such as Russia and China can influence an election and political outcomes by spreading disinformation.
- May 14, 2019Low-tech footrest can help prevent lower-back pain
People who stand at work for long periods of time might be able to avoid lower back pain by intermittently using a footrest, says a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo.
Participant in recent study uses footrest at a standing desk.
- May 13, 2019New system offers protection against data breaches
Researchers have developed a system that allows data owners to regulate how much of their privacy may be breached when personal information is being analyzed.
The novel system, APEx, also lessens the burden on data scientists who traditionally have had to compromise the accuracy of their analysis in order to give their clients certain privacy guarantees.
