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The Forever Disc
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The Forever Disc

Can our digital data represent us a million years from now?

Heartbleed Bug Provokes Open Source Soul-Searching
From ACM News

Heartbleed Bug Provokes Open Source Soul-Searching

Vulnerability underscored the issue of how projects like OpenSSL should be supported.

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014
From ACM News

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014

Technology news is full of incremental developments, but few of them are true milestones.

Russia Displays a New Military Prowess in ­kraine's East
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Russia Displays a New Military Prowess in ­kraine's East

Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Russia of behaving in a "19th-century fashion" because of its annexation of Crimea.

U.s. Aims to Defuse Tension Over Control of Internet
From ACM News

U.s. Aims to Defuse Tension Over Control of Internet

The U.S. has agreed to give up supervision of the Internet policy-making body that controls domain names, hoping to satisfy countries that want more international...

Google Algorithm Busts Captcha With 99.8 Percent Accuracy
From ACM TechNews

Google Algorithm Busts Captcha With 99.8 Percent Accuracy

The algorithm used by Google's Street View team to improve Google Maps also can beat CAPTCHAs with 99.8-percent accuracy. 

Design Flaw in 'secure' Cloud Storage Puts Privacy at Risk, Jhu Researchers Say
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Design Flaw in 'secure' Cloud Storage Puts Privacy at Risk, Jhu Researchers Say

Researchers have found a flaw in the way secure cloud storage companies protect their customers' data, which could jeopardize the privacy protections they offer...

U.s. Promotes Network to Foil Digital Spying
From ACM TechNews

U.s. Promotes Network to Foil Digital Spying

A group of academics and computer enthusiasts have used the Tunisian town of Sayada as a test site for a local network that is physically independent from the Internet...

Trouble with Russia, Trouble with the Law: Inside Europe's Digital Crime Unit
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Trouble with Russia, Trouble with the Law: Inside Europe's Digital Crime Unit

Four black brick towers search upwards to an empty grey sky.

Biometric Surveillance Means Someone Is Always Watching
From ACM News

Biometric Surveillance Means Someone Is Always Watching

Incrimination by selfie can happen.

Cyber Cops: Target Hackers May Takes Years to Find
From ACM News

Cyber Cops: Target Hackers May Takes Years to Find

Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target's computer systems last December.

The Plot to Kill the Password
From ACM News

The Plot to Kill the Password

Last Friday, Samsung's new Galaxy S5 arrived with an unexpected and underhyped feature.

Researchers Discover Dangerous Ways Computer Worms Are Spreading Among Smartphones
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Discover Dangerous Ways Computer Worms Are Spreading Among Smartphones

Researchers have found that some of the most common activities among smartphone users can leave their devices vulnerable to computer worms. 

The U.s. Government Wants 6,000 New 'cyber Warriors' By 2016
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The U.s. Government Wants 6,000 New 'cyber Warriors' By 2016

The Pentagon plans to triple its cybersecurity staff by 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced recently.

The Truth About Google X
From ACM Careers

The Truth About Google X

Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it's something good.

Atomic Time Lord to Battle Sneaky High-Speed Trades
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Atomic Time Lord to Battle Sneaky High-Speed Trades

Welcome to the room where time lives. I am standing in a space bristling with atomic clocks at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, U.K., which generates...

Home ­sers Cite Laziness For Lax Online Security
From ACM TechNews

Home ­sers Cite Laziness For Lax Online Security

A survey examining why people do not adequately protect their home computers found that about 80 percent of respondents said they were too lazy. 

Google Maps Displays Crimean Border Differently In Russia, ­.s.
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Google Maps Displays Crimean Border Differently In Russia, ­.s.

The U.S. sees Crimea as "occupied territory," as the government said in a recent statement.

Google, Once Disdainful of Lobbying, Now a Master of Washington Influence
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Google, Once Disdainful of Lobbying, Now a Master of Washington Influence

In May 2012, the law school at George Mason University hosted a forum billed as a "vibrant discussion" about Internet search competition.

Internet of Things: The 'ghosts' that Haunt the Machine
From ACM News

Internet of Things: The 'ghosts' that Haunt the Machine

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