News Stories
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January 10, 2026
Free phones filling old payphone stands in city neighborhoods
WXXI reports on the GoodPhones Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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January 8, 2026
Why it matters that Wegmans and other retailers are gathering biometric data on shoppers
WXXI interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about retail stores using facial recognition cameras and other biometric data.
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January 8, 2026
Project offers free phone calls from refurbished pay phones
Spectrum News speaks with Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project initiative.
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January 6, 2026
The Good Phone Project adds more free payphones
Rochester Beacon interviews Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project initiative.
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January 6, 2026
‘You can’t change your face’: Experts sound alarm over Wegmans biometric data
RochesterFirst speaks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about companies using biometric data.
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January 6, 2026
Wegmans’ use of facial recognition technology in stores raises questions
WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about data privacy concerns and Wegmans’ use of facial recognition technology in stores.
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January 5, 2026
Dying man – with even less time than most of us to waste – begs for scam calls to stop
WHTM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about tactics to avoid telephone scams.
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January 1, 2026
Rochester expands free phone access with GoodPhone project
WROC reports on the ribbon cutting for the GoodPhone Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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December 31, 2025
Good Phone Project expands its network in Rochester
WHEC reports on the GoodPhones Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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December 31, 2025
GoodPhone project unveils three new Rochester installations
13WHAM reports on the ribbon cutting for the GoodPhone Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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December 26, 2025
22 states to raise minimum wage as many Americans worry about affordability
Fox 12 Oregon interviews Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about the impact of raising state minimum wages.
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December 25, 2025
Did the Green Revolution Help Some Farmers More Than Others?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.