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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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I couldn't help thinking of John Le Carré's spy novels as I awaited my rendezvous with Jaron Lanier in a corner of the lobby of the stylish W Hotel just off Union...Smithsonian magazine From ACM Opinion | January 3, 2013
In a criminal case sure to make programmers nervous, a software maker who licenses a program used by online casinos and bookmakers overseas is being charged with...Wired From ACM Careers | January 3, 2013
The antivirus industry has a dirty little secret: its products are often not very good at stopping viruses.The New York Times From ACM News | January 3, 2013
Unwanted telemarketing calls, trademarked for interrupting dinners across the nation, have become such a nuisance over the years that the Federal Trade Commission...NPR From ACM Careers | January 2, 2013
When you think of social media these days, you probably think primarily of Facebook and Twitter, and perhaps Instagram. But while those services have massive—and...CNET From ACM Opinion | December 28, 2012
China unveiled tighter Internet controls on Friday, legalizing the deletion of posts or pages which are deemed to contain "illegal" information and requiring service...Reuters From ACM News | December 28, 2012
When the Israeli army and Hamas trade virtual blows in cyberspace, or when hacker groups like Anonymous rise from the digital ether, or when WikiLeaks dumps a trove...Reuters From ACM News | December 17, 2012
How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | December 7, 2012
Just 15 years ago, New York City had 35,000 phone booths. Thanks to cell phones it now has just 11,000, most of which serve little purpose for anyone but Clark...Slate From ACM Careers | December 6, 2012
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the avant-garde research and development arm of the Department of Defense—perhaps best known for its central...Threatpost From ACM Careers | December 4, 2012
According to law enforcement agencies, the rising popularity of Internet chat services like Skype has made it difficult to eavesdrop on suspects' communications...Slate From ACM Careers | November 19, 2012
The year ahead will feature new and increasingly sophisticated means to capture and exploit user data, escalating battles over the control of online information...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | November 14, 2012
The Power of Community security conference in Seoul recently held the final round of a hacking contest called the Power of XX, a women-only skills competition intended...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | November 12, 2012
The night before the end of Google's Pwnium contest at the CanSecWest security conference this year in Vancouver, a tall teen dressed in khaki shorts, tube socks...Wired From ACM Careers | November 9, 2012
While Google's self-driving car is getting heaps of attention, a lesser-known effort that would employ Silicon Valley technologies to make regular automobiles safer...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | November 7, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission is offering a cash reward of $50,000 to whoever develops a solution to block robotic calling on both landlines and mobiles.CNET From ACM Careers | October 19, 2012
Up to 100 members of "generation Xbox" will be offered a career in the secret services, under a scheme announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague.BBC News From ACM Careers | October 18, 2012