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Can You Engineer Privacy?
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Can You Engineer Privacy?

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

Bletchley Park's Rebirth and Why It Matters
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Bletchley Park's Rebirth and Why It Matters

Twenty five years ago, the historic World War II codebreaking center Bletchley Park faced demolition.

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.

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?
From ACM Opinion

Should Facebook Manipulate ­sers?

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

What Your Cell Phone Can't Tell the Police
From ACM Opinion

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
From ACM Opinion

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
From Communications of the ACM

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
From Communications of the ACM

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
From Communications of the ACM

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
From Communications of the ACM

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
From Communications of the ACM

Watching TV on Internet-Connected Devices

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

The Case That Might Cripple Facebook
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The Case That Might Cripple Facebook

An Irish judge has rendered a preliminary judgment that may have sweeping consequences for U.S. e-commerce firms.

Why I'm Not in a Hurry For a 'smart Home'
From ACM Opinion

Why I'm Not in a Hurry For a 'smart Home'

Here's what it's like to wake up in America's smartest home.

Google's Eyes in the Sky
From ACM Opinion

Google's Eyes in the Sky

When Sergey Brin and Larry Page built the search engine that would become Google, they started by making maps.

The Nightmare on Connected Home Street
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The Nightmare on Connected Home Street

I wake up at four to some old-timey dubstep spewing from my pillows.

Why Online Tracking Is Getting Creepier
From ACM Opinion

Why Online Tracking Is Getting Creepier

The marketers that follow you around the web are getting nosier.
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