The anti-virus software company AVG has created PrivacyFix, an app to help you get a handle on just how much you're worth to big-time data players Facebook and...Business Insider From ACM Opinion | May 9, 2014
Like many people in this modern world, I struggle with the tension between the conveniences offered by the latest technology and the loss of privacy that comes...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 8, 2014
The most powerful people in the country are just not as good as teenagers when it comes to being discreet. Mostly that’s by design—there are freedom of information...New York magazine From ACM Opinion | May 6, 2014
On October 29, 2012, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall, I was in my Brooklyn apartment, refreshing Twitter.The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | May 6, 2014
Last week, the White House released its report on big data and its privacy implications, the result of a 90-day study commissioned by President Obama during his...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM Opinion | May 6, 2014
An American friend living in Beijing once said she refused to communicate with anyone whose email address consisted of a string of numbers, such as 62718298454@163...The New Republic From ACM Opinion | May 6, 2014
With the Hollywood blockbuster Transcendence playing in cinemas, with Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman showcasing clashing visions for the future of humanity, it's...The Independent From ACM Opinion | May 5, 2014
Opening Disclaimer 1: Although there may be more than one universe, as per the hypothetical multiverse, we will humbly submit to our own bubble of information,...NPR From ACM Opinion | April 30, 2014
For the past 10 months, a major international scandal has engulfed some of the world's largest employers of mathematicians.New Scientist From ACM Opinion | April 28, 2014
As any avid Star Trek fan can tell you, the eccentric physicist Zefram Cochrane invented the warp-drive engine in the year 2063.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | April 28, 2014
In the mid-nineteen-sixties, Brezhnev's Soviet Union introduced a law aimed at stifling ideological dissent.The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | April 28, 2014
Last week, scientists announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, a planet 492 light years away in the Cygnus constellation.The Conversation From ACM Opinion | April 25, 2014
In 2007, at a public forum at Coe College, in Iowa, Presidential candidate Barack Obama was asked about net neutrality.The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | April 25, 2014
Bringing educators together and focusing their interests toward improving computer science education in high schools.Steve Cooper, Shuchi Grover, Beth Simon From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2014
Reflections on a British computer engineer who influenced several important machines, including the first stored-program computer.David Anderson From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2014