Computer Science Grad Stands Watch for Users of Google’s Popular Browser
8 December 2015Adrienne Porter Felt (BSCS 2008) returned to UVa last Friday as a Distinguished Alumni Speaker. UVa Today published this article:
Computer Science Grad Stands Watch for Users of Google’s Popular Browser, UVa Today, 7 December 2015.
Adrienne Porter Felt’s job is to keep you secure on Chrome.
Felt, 29, who earned a computer science degree from the University of Virginia in 2008, leads the usable security team at Google working on the popular Internet browser.
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Taking Evans’ offer for a research project was a turning point in Felt’s life, showing her something she liked that she could do well.
“It turned out that I really loved it,” she said. “I like working in privacy and security because I enjoy helping people control their digital experiences. I think of it as, ‘I’m professionally paranoid so that other people don’t need to be.’”
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