The Melbourne Shuffle (IMAGE)

Brown University

The Melbourne Shuffle

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Encryption might not be enough for all that data stored in the cloud. An analysis of usage patterns -- which files are accessed and when -- can give away secrets as well. Computer scientists at Brown have developed an algorithm to sweep away those digital footprints. It's a complicated series of dance-like moves they call the Melbourne Shuffle.

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Tamassia Lab / Brown University

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