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Supervisor: Yan Shvartzshnaider

Contact: yansh@yorku.ca

This project involves analysis of privacy policies and data sharing practices in mobile applications. The student will design a tool for comparing privacy policies with traffic generated by the mobile applications to identify gaps resulting from vague, misleading, or incomplete privacy statements.

Required skills: Good programming skills. Experience using Python and/or R languages for data analysis.

Recommended skills: Experience with Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing techniques, HCI design. Interest in usable privacy, critical analysis of privacy policies and privacy related regulation.