In his novel Super Sad True Love Story, Gary Shteyngart imagined ubiquitous poles installed on sidewalks that display people’s credit scores as they walked by.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 16, 2015
You may have heard that Apple's on the hook for $862 million in potential penalties after a jury ruled that it infringed on a patent owned by the University of...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 15, 2015
A decision on Tuesday by the European Union’s highest court, striking down an agreement between the E.U. and the United States that allows companies like Facebook...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2015
Last Thursday, John Legere, the C.E.O. of T-Mobile, joined the ranks of the dozens of chief executives who, in the past few years, have had to inform their customers...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2015
A ruling the Europe Union’s highest court yesterday may create enormous headaches for US tech companies like Google and Facebook.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 7, 2015
The next time you're thinking of throwing away a used boarding pass with a barcode on it, consider tossing the boarding pass into a document shredder instead.Krebs on Security From ACM Opinion | October 7, 2015
I've been excited about the Array of Things—a network of beautifully designed sensors poised to capture and make public real-time, non-personal data about the livability...Medium Backchannel From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2015
The ability to adjust to various technical and business disruptions has been essential to IBM's success during the past century.Michael A. Cusumano From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2015
Mandating insecurity by requiring government access to all data and communications.
Harold Abelson, Ross Anderson, Steven M. Bellovin, Josh Benaloh, Matt Blaze, Whitfield "Whit" Diffie, John Gilmore, Matthew Green, Susan Landau, Peter G. Neumann, Ronald L. Rivest, Jeffrey I. Schiller, Bruce Schneier, Michael A. Specter, Daniel J. Weitzner From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2015
Micha Benoliel grew up in France and launched his first technology startup there, but he never forgot the atmosphere of adventure and optimism in San Francisco,...The Associated Press From ACM Careers | September 22, 2015