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Private Then Shared?
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Private Then Shared?

Designing for the mobile phone to shared PC pipeline.

Fostering Computational Literacy in Science Classrooms
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Fostering Computational Literacy in Science Classrooms

An agent-based approach to integrating computing in secondary-school science courses.

Can You Engineer Privacy?
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Can You Engineer Privacy?

The challenges and potential approaches to applying privacy research in engineering practice.

Calling All Hackers: Help ­S Build an Open Wireless Router
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Calling All Hackers: Help ­S Build an Open Wireless Router

EFF is releasing an experimental hacker alpha release of wireless router software specifically designed to support secure, shareable Open Wireless networks.

The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future
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The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future

The robots are coming, and they're getting smarter.

Defending the Grand Vision of the Human Brain Project
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Defending the Grand Vision of the Human Brain Project

"A grass roots effort is under way to stop the project... 'Mediocre science, terrible science policy,' begins the spirited letter…"

Stop Complaining About the Facebook Study. It's a Golden Age For Research
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Stop Complaining About the Facebook Study. It's a Golden Age For Research

Several years ago, my student and I studied anonymous email server data from 40,000 students, faculty and staff at a large university.

7 Things You Should Know About Tor
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7 Things You Should Know About Tor

We posted last week about the Tor Challenge and why everyone should use Tor.

Should Facebook Manipulate ­sers?
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Should Facebook Manipulate ­sers?

Should we worry that technology companies can secretly influence our emotions?

Studying Your ­sers: Facebook's Greatest Hits
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Studying Your ­sers: Facebook's Greatest Hits

Facebook's massive psychological experiment involving almost 700,000 unwitting users has attracted plenty of attention and outrage, but it's far from the only time...

What Your Cell Phone Can't Tell the Police
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What Your Cell Phone Can't Tell the Police

On May 28th, Lisa Marie Roberts, of Portland, Oregon, was released from prison after serving nine and a half years for a murder she didn't commit.

The Troubling Truth of Why It's Still So Hard to Share Files Directly
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The Troubling Truth of Why It's Still So Hard to Share Files Directly

It's not always easy to spot the compromises in the technology we use, where we've allowed corporate interests to trump public ideals like privacy and press freedom...

The Tech-Savvy Supreme Court
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The Tech-Savvy Supreme Court

The two major technology-related decisions handed down by the Supreme Court this week have been widely greeted by people in the tech industry as one win and one...

Licensing Professional Software Engineers
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Licensing Professional Software Engineers: Seize the Opportunity

Professional organizations should be in the forefront of the ongoing discussion about licensing professional software engineers.

Structural Challenges and the Need to Adapt
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Structural Challenges and the Need to Adapt

Broadening the conversation about scholars and scholarship in computing and information research.

That Classroom 'Magic'
From Communications of the ACM

That Classroom 'Magic'

Effective teaching practices for broadening participation in computer science.

The Business of the State
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The Business of the State

Considering the opportunities and challenges for commercial firms involved with government business process outsourcing.

Toward a Pedagogy of Ethical Practice
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Toward a Pedagogy of Ethical Practice

Teaching computing ethics in a manner that allows students to address both abstract ethical knowledge and actual ethical practice.

Watching TV on Internet-Connected Devices
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Watching TV on Internet-Connected Devices

The ABC vs. Aereo case has potentially far-reaching consequences.

How the Supreme Court Ruling Affects Aereo, the Cloud, and You
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How the Supreme Court Ruling Affects Aereo, the Cloud, and You

The chief of streaming-TV start-up Aereo has said his mission to bring unbundled broadcast TV to the Internet has greater stakes than just the fate of his company—and...
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