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Lorrie Cranor

@lorrietweet

Password researcher & fashion idol. Bad-ass cyberfeminist. Usable privacy & security prof. Quilter. Runs after 3 kids + soccer balls.

 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
lorrie.cranor.org
Joined November 2009
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.@CMU_EPP professor and @CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor recently talked with @washingtonpost about her new children's book centered around educating young ones on privacy in the digital age. wapo.st/4iOsXMq
Analysis | This new children’s book is a bedtime story for the AI age

Analysis | This new children’s book is a bedtime story for the AI age

With “Privacy, Please!” a longtime cybersecurity expert wants preschoolers to start learning about digital privacy.

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The @washingtonpost profiles SCS's Lorrie Cranor and her work to teach kids the importance of privacy. washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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CyLab@CyLab2 Dec 2025
“Privacy, Please!”, @CyLab Director Lorrie Cranor’s (@lorrietweet) new children’s book, offers families of 4- to 6-year-olds a gentle and engaging way to talk about personal boundaries, independence, and digital safety. cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/12/0… #privacy
New children’s book from CyLab privacy scholar helps young children understand why privacy matters

New children’s book from CyLab privacy scholar helps young children understand why privacy matters

Lorrie Cranor's new book "Privacy, Please!," illustrated by Alena Karabach, offers families a gentle and engaging way to talk to children ages 4 to 6 about personal boundaries, independence, and...

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I'm thrilled to join the board of directors of CDT! I first worked with them on P3P in the late 1990s and have been a fan ever since!
Center for Democracy & Technology (@CenDemTech) profile pictureCenter for Democracy & Technology@CenDemTech8 Oct 2024
.@CenDemTech is pleased to welcome Dr. Lorrie Cranor (@lorrietweet) to its Board of Directors 👏👏👏 Dr. Cranor is an expert in #privacy, security, technology, and public policy, currently on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. cdt.org/press/technologist-l…
Technologist Lorrie Cranor Join CDT Board of Directors

Technologist Lorrie Cranor Join CDT Board of Directors

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We're hiring security and privacy faculty at @CarnegieMellon
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.@CyLab is leading a university-wide priority hiring search for tenure-track faculty who focus on #security or #privacy. Learn more and apply today: cylab.cmu.edu/news/2024/09/2…
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CyLab@CyLab10 Sep 2024
National Arts in Education Week is Sept. 9-13, serving as a reminder of the profound impact art has on humanity. @lorrietweet, Director of @CyLab, shares some reflections below on how the arts have influenced both her personal and professional journey: cmu.edu/news/stories/archive…
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SOUPS 2024 second day is about to start! There is a nice board outside of the conference room for all of you to post your memory of the 20 years of SOUPS. Make sure you leave something! #soups2024
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Replying to @lorrietweet
@lorrietweet kindly provided a flashback of 20 years of SOUPS. Here are some highlights: The first SOUPS symposium was held @CarnegieMellon @CyLab in 2005. About 70 attendees gathered for talks, posters, discussion sessions and the first SOUPS ice cream social.
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🏅Honorable Mention #CHI2024: "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cybervulnerability Impact Assessment for Energy Critical Infrastructure" ✍️Authors: Andrea Gallardo, Robert Erbes, Katya LeBlanc, @lujobauer, @lorrietweet @S3DatCMU @INL 🔗Details: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2024…
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cybervulnerability Impact Assessment for Energy Critical Infrastr...

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cybervulnerability Impact Assessment for Energy Critical Infrastr...

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📰Paper: "Is a Trustmark & QR Code Enough? The Effect of IoT Security & Privacy Label Information Complexity on Consumer Comprehension & Behavior" ✍️: Claire C. Chen, Dillon Shu, Hamsini Ravishankar, Xinran Li, Yuvraj Agarwal, @lorrietweet @S3DatCMU 🔗: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2024…
Is a Trustmark and QR Code Enough? The Effect of IoT Security and Privacy Label Information...

Is a Trustmark and QR Code Enough? The Effect of IoT Security and Privacy Label Information...

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Omer Akgul@_oakgul14 May 2024
📢📢📢WSIW is back for the 10th(!) time📢📢📢 Submit your work on security & privacy professionals. We accept many formats, get feedback on your work and/or publicize your research! Last year was awesome, this year will be too! ~10 days left to submit: security-information-workers…
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CyLab@CyLab19 Mar 2024
Lorrie Cranor (@lorrietweet), @CyLab Director, enjoys the cherry blossoms in DC between sessions of the @AspenDigital US Cybersecurity Group spring meeting.
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@kashhill12 Mar 2024
Good a time as any to revisit this study from 2008 by @lorrietweet and co that found that it would take 244 hours (or a month, if you spent 10 hours a day reading) to review all the privacy policies you agree to in a given year: kb.osu.edu/server/api/core/b…
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CyLab@CyLab12 Mar 2024
(6/6) The FCC order includes a list of required information that must be available through the label QR code. That list is missing critical security and privacy items. The FCC should revisit this list to ensure it includes key information.
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CyLab@CyLab12 Mar 2024
(5/6) The FCC order mentions privacy along with security, but does not include any privacy requirements. IoT labels should include basic privacy information important to consumers such as what sensors a device has and what they do with the data they collect.
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CyLab@CyLab12 Mar 2024
(4/6) However, our research shows that consumers want security and privacy information on product packaging, accessible without scanning. There should be an explicit requirement to include basic information on the product packaging.
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CyLab@CyLab12 Mar 2024
(3/6) The FCC order specifies labels on IoT device packaging with QR codes and the US Cyber Trust Mark and assumes that consumers will all scan the QR codes to get more information.
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CyLab@CyLab12 Mar 2024
(2/6) We’re concerned that the current order omits critical privacy and security information and does not do enough to address consumers’ needs. The CyLab/CR letter asks the FCC to amend the order to correct three problems:
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CyLab@CyLab12 Mar 2024
(1/6) @CyLab director @lorrietweet along with Yuvraj Agarwal and @_oakgul joined forces with @ConsumerReports to request amendments to the @FCC's Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things Order, to be voted on by the #FCC this week: cylab.cmu.edu/_files/documen…
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CyLab@CyLab1 Mar 2024
(2/2) Read a recent @CACMmag column by @CyLab Director @lorrietweet, @CSDatCMU and @S3DatCMU faculty member Yuvraj Agarwal, and @dukecompsci's @PNaeini, which calls for inclusion of detailed #privacy and data collection information on #IoT device labels: cacm.acm.org/opinion/interne…
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