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Math and Information Technology

of privacy and anonymity. As more and more data moves from personal storage to cloud computing, thismath-based encryption could play a big role in keeping all of that information secure. Math Fights Crime and Helps Patients Mathematical models can be used not just to compute, but to predict. A joint study conducted by UCLA scholars and law en- forcement officials managed to significantly reduce crimes rates

Information to help fight crime starts its journey when police officers enter it into their in-car computer terminals.