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Are You Too Paranoid About Digital Privacy, or Not Paranoid Enough?
From ACM Opinion

Are You Too Paranoid About Digital Privacy, or Not Paranoid Enough?

Let's start with one thing you hear over and over again when interviewing people about privacy: "I've got nothing to hide."

Federal Agencies Embrace New Technology and Strategies to Find the Enemy Within
From ACM News

Federal Agencies Embrace New Technology and Strategies to Find the Enemy Within

After years of focusing on outside threats, the federal government and its contractors are turning inward, aiming a range of new technologies and counterintelligence...

Microsoft Can Make the Walls of Your Room Display Web Pages
From ACM TechNews

Microsoft Can Make the Walls of Your Room Display Web Pages

SurroundWeb is a prototype system for displaying Web pages on multiple projectors to display information on the walls of a room. 

DDoS Cyber Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter, More Damaging
From ACM News

DDoS Cyber Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter, More Damaging

Crashing websites and overwhelming data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of the Internet.

Virtual Reality Startups Look Back to the Future
From ACM Careers

Virtual Reality Startups Look Back to the Future

It's been almost 30 years since the computer scientist Jaron Lanier formed VPL Research, the first company to sell the high-tech goggles and gloves that once defined...

The Quantified Computer Scientist: Larry Smarr on the Future of Medicine
From ACM News

The Quantified Computer Scientist: Larry Smarr on the Future of Medicine

A conversation with computer scientist Larry Smarr

Perjurers and Fake Reviews Train Software to Spot Lies
From ACM News

Perjurers and Fake Reviews Train Software to Spot Lies

Lawyers and judges use skill and instinct to sense who might be lying in court.

Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof
From ACM News

Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof

One of the common myths about the Internet is that it was originally designed during the Cold War to survive nuclear attack.

Open Source Challenges a Proprietary Internet of Things
From ACM TechNews

Open Source Challenges a Proprietary Internet of Things

The Linux Foundation recently created the AllSeen Alliance, which combines the AllJoyn Framework with its open source network. 

Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield
From ACM News

Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield

An electromagnetic mystery in northern Iraq changed the course of Jesse Potter's life.

Cuban-Americans Hack For Information Freedom
From ACM News

Cuban-Americans Hack For Information Freedom

A network of students and young professionals strive to empower youth in Cuba.

Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back
From ACM News

Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back

Ten years ago, we knew Titan as a fuzzy orange ball about the size of Mercury.

Since It Can't Sue ­s All, Getty Images Embraces Embedded Photos
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Since It Can't Sue ­s All, Getty Images Embraces Embedded Photos

For the past decade or so, the best defense Getty Images could find against the right-click button on your mouse—home of the "copy" and "save" functions—has been...

A Blueprint For Centralized Research Data Storage and Sharing
From ACM TechNews

A Blueprint For Centralized Research Data Storage and Sharing

The University of Colorado Boulder PetaLibrary storage system has been deployed to address challenges regarding large-scale data storage and data management. 

Interviewing the Algorithm
From ACM News

Interviewing the Algorithm

Often, when there's talk about algorithms and journalism, the focus is on how to use algorithms to help publishers share content better and make more money.

Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'
From ACM News

Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'

As diplomatic efforts are stepped up to ease tensions in Ukraine, security experts have warned that Kiev and Moscow are locked in a cyber stand-off.

Europa Mission Gets Boost from President's New Nasa Budget
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Europa Mission Gets Boost from President's New Nasa Budget

A dedicated mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, one of the best bets for life beyond Earth in our solar system, has inched a little closer to reality today.

Keeping Pace With the Data Explosion
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Keeping Pace With the Data Explosion

Researchers have developed co-factorization machines that utilize mathematical analysis to study the interaction between social media users and tweets. 

Mitsubishi Planning Predictive User Interface For Cars
From ACM TechNews

Mitsubishi Planning Predictive User Interface For Cars

Mitsubishi Electric recently demonstrated prototype technology that predicts in-car operations. 

N.s.a. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks
From ACM News

N.s.a. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks

Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that the leaks by the former agency contractor Edward J. Snowden had slowed...
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