Diving into Privacy and Security - Allan Lyons

Diving into Privacy and Security - Allan Lyons

From What the Tech? by UCalgary Department of Computer Science

April 14, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Allan Lyons about his research on privacy and security in technology.

In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Allan Lyons, a Graduate Student at the University of Calgary. We discuss Allan's academic journey through computer science, his research on privacy and security focusing on how our information is logged and used in various apps, and more! If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to subscribe on whatever platform you're listening on. We encourage you to reach out to us, ask us questions about the show, or even suggest topics of interest to you! You can do so by following us on Instagram @uofc_cpsc. Music: Intro / Outro Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod || Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land || License: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Background Loopster by Kevin MacLeod || Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster || License: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod || Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama || License: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod || Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3895-i-knew-a-guy || License: CC BY…

People in this episode

Host: UCalgary Department of Computer Science

Guest: Allan Lyons

Topics covered

  • privacy
  • security
  • computer science
  • academic journey
  • research

Keywords

  • privacy
  • security
  • computer science
  • apps
  • information logging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Calgary

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