Security, Privacy, and Politics in the Computer Age
Tufts University
Experimental College
Spring 2007
News
0031 (04/27/2007): Have a great summer! Best wishes always, and keep in touch! --myc
0030 (04/25/2007): We will meet on the President's Lawn tomorrow (Thursday) for class.
0029 (04/25/2007): Sorry folks, the Tufts EECS web servers were down for two days due to air conditioning failure in the server room. :-(
0028 (04/12/2007): I extended the due date for Design Project 2: now due tomorrow, Friday, April 13th. You can e-mail me your assignment.
0027 (04/08/2007): In the second design project, you CANNOT write to the student database. You can only read data from it.
0026 (04/03/2007): Debate information has been posted
0025 (04/03/2007): Bad weather today so we will be in the classroom
0024 (03/21/2007): Q: How long should my training course (the final project) be?
0023 (03/18/2007): Design Project 2 Grading Rubric
0022 (03/18/2007): Design Project 1 Grading Rubric
0021 (03/17/2007): I made some significant changes to the second design project's specification...
0020 (03/17/2007): I made some significant changes to the course grading...
0019 (03/14/2007): Design project 2 has been posted. Don't think about it until you are done with the first design project.
0018 (03/14/2007): Q: How many screenshots / mockups should I have?
0017 (03/13/2007): As an example, here is a rough outline of one student's design project so far...
0016 (03/12/2007): Final project for this class is posted. Enjoy!
0015 (03/04/2007): I am aware that several of you will be out this Tuesday due to commitments. Therefore, I have changed the syllabus a bit: we will do the interesting topics when everyone is in class.
0014 (03/03/2007): Here is an example of a design document (from my game development course last year): http://www.eecs.tufts.edu/~kseyboth/Games/Flauncy_Design_Document.pdf
0013 (02/27/2007): No notes will be available for tonight's lecture (2/27). More about this in class.
0012 (02/19/2007): Next week, I will be assigning the first design project and the first expert panel.
0011 (02/19/2007): In the second position paper, you can assume that you do have the skills to strike back at an attacker.
0010 (02/11/2007): Updated resources page. Many additions to the software list.
0009 (02/04/2007): Due to the small size of this class, I have changed the course grading slightly.
0008 (02/04/2007): Here is Microsoft's response to the possibility of a "back door" to BitLocker as I discussed in class: http://blogs.msdn.com/si_team/archive/2006/03/02/542590.aspx
0007 (02/04/2007): Update: I have not been able to crack your passwords yet.
0006 (02/01/2007): HW2 Question 2: the incident happened at night.
0005 (02/01/2007): In HW2, the third question is very easy. Of course, you can use Knoppix to help you.
0004 (04/03/2007): Q: Is it illegal to access someone else's wireless network?
0003 (01/18/2007): We have an underenrollment problem! There is plenty of space available in this course. Please join.
0002 (01/15/2007): The call number for this couse is 03995.
0001 (01/13/2007): Welcome to the class!
mchow@cs.tufts.edu