IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCATION PRIVACY IN 5G

As cellular technology continues to advance, Fifth Generation (5G) delivers a network capacity and speed to mobile devices unmatched by its predecessors. This heterogeneous network has improved efficiency that connects multiple platforms to create a new experience for its users. The new improvements introduced by 5G also include the increased bands into mmWave and beamforming capabilities that significantly improve the efficiency of 5G. With these improvements, location-based services are more accurate, but also lead to increased vulnerabilities. Location-based attacks via the uplink timing management commands have been studied in previous networks and are susceptible in 5G due to the nearly unchanged timing management structure and increased location accuracy. This thesis comprehensively analyzes cellular positioning, which leverages the 5G timing advance and beamforming for the end user's location. We evaluated the efficiency of varying remote radio heads in an environment to find the most precise location error with the new addition of beamforming. Additionally, we demonstrate how architectural density affects the position estimate in the 5G environment.Lieutenant, United States NavyApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

The rise of Africa’s digital economy

The rise of an African digital economy is improving millions of lives and rapidly transforming societies. Africa has a unique opportunity to become more sustainable and create economic growth through the better use of data, instead of using old technologies that consume fossil fuels. Digitalisation has many benefits: It speeds up the spread of information, brings people closer together, creates jobs and makes societies more efficient. Digitalisation is a key part of the European Union’s work in Africa. The European Commission and the African Union say digital technology is a priority for economic and social development in Africa. The European Investment Bank will keep playing a central role in Africa's future by providing targeted digital expertise and finance to the public and private sectors

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Legal Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Put Health, Safety and Equity First

The COVID-19 viral pandemic exposed equity and safety culture gaps in American legal education. Legal education forms part of America’s Critical Infrastructure whose continuity is important to the economy, public safety, democracy, and the national security of the United States. To address the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future viral pandemics and safety risks, this article recommends law schools develop a safety culture to foster health, safety, robust educational dialogue, and equity. To guide safety-and-equity-centered decision-making and promote effective legal education during and following the COVID-19 pandemic, this article contends legal education must put health, safety, and equity first. It proposes an ethical framework for legal education that centers diversity and inclusion as the foundation of robust educational dialogue. This article’s interdisciplinary analysis of COVID-19 scientific studies recommends law schools follow the science and exercise extreme caution before convening classes in person or in a hybrid fashion. COVID-19 infection risks serious illness, long-lasting complications, and death. It has preyed on America’s inequities. African-Americans, Native Americans, Latinx Americans, older Americans, and those with certain underlying health conditions including pregnant women face higher levels of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 infection. COVID-19’s inequitable risks may separate those participating in class in person, or online, by race, ethnicity, tribe, age, and health. Law schools must ensure that during the COVID-19 health emergency, hybrid or in-person pedagogical models do not undermine diversity and inclusion that supports educational dialogue and First Amendment values. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the imperative of putting health, safety, and equity first in legal education