The Supreme Court decided Friday that cell-site location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | June 25, 2018
A proposal for keeping cyber security both out of sight and out of mind for end users.
Josiah Dykstra, Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2018
An evolving technological landscape has made application of copyright law increasingly difficult.
Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2018
Sixty-two years ago this summer, Dartmouth professor John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence. Joi Ito, director of MIT's Media Lab, has come to think...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 22, 2018
Ask finance ministers and central bankers around the world about their worst nightmare and the answer is almost always the same: Sometime soon the North Koreans...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2018
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, last week, 125 mostly white, mostly male, business-card-bearing attendees crowded into a brightly lit ballroom to consider "mobility."
Wired From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2018
Like a geeky alternative to the ice bucket challenge, the latest global trend to go viral is railing on Big Tech.
Politico From ACM Opinion | June 19, 2018
The Pentagon has quietly empowered the United States Cyber Command to take a far more aggressive approach to defending the nation against cyberattacks, a shift...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2018
Let me say this upfront: I'm not convinced that 'superintelligent' AI are the most pressing threat from coming generations of deep learning machines.
Scientific American From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2018
A Russian sports official earlier this year estimated that as many as 2 million people would flock to the country during the World Cup, the month-long celebration...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 15, 2018
The reason you've been receiving a steady stream of privacy-policy updates from online services, some of which you may have forgotten you ever subscribed to, is...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | June 12, 2018
The day when cars can talk to each other—and to traffic lights, stop signs, guardrails and even pavement markings—is rapidly approaching.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | June 12, 2018
129 experts in computer science, mathematics, and machine learning call for the release of their colleague, the Imperial College London professor who was arrested...The Guardian From ACM Careers | June 7, 2018
For much of this decade, organizations seeking to protect wildlife have attempted to use emerging technology as a conservation tool, allowing small numbers of people...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | June 6, 2018