Communications of the ACM
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July 2016
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Documentary Explores The Cyber-War Secrets Of Stuxnet
Alex Gibney's new documentary, Zero Days, looks at the Stuxnet worm—a cyber weapon developed by the U.S. and Israel.
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The Tesla Didn't Really Crash Itself
Tesla's Autopilot feature is now under investigation after the first known fatality involving a Tesla car using "Autopilot" mode was reported. The car automation technology appears to have been misused.
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How Charles Bachman Invented the DBMS, a Foundation of Our Digital World
His 1963 Integrated Data Store set the template for all subsequent database management systems.
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Big Data Analytics and Revision of the Common Rule
Reconsidering traditional research ethics given the emergence of big data analytics.
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Turing's Red Flag
A proposal for a law to prevent artificial intelligence systems from being mistaken for humans.
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Inverse Privacy
Seeking a market-based solution to the problem of a person's unjustified inaccessibility to their private information.
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Apple v. Samsung and the Upcoming Design Patent Wars?
Assessing an important recent design patent infringement court decision.