From Communications of the ACM
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
Filippo Gualtiero Blancato| March 1, 2024
On April 12, 1865—three days after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox and two days before President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated—the president sent...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | June 22, 2016
Both leading up to and during his deadly assault on Orlando night club Pulse, Omar Mateen accessed his Facebook account.Wired From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2016
Cisco Systems designs, makes, and sells the routers, switches, and other networking equipment with which businesses connect their computers, manage data centers...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | June 14, 2016
A sense of menace stirs right off the elevator on the fifth floor of Kaspersky Lab's Moscow headquarters, where a small television screen displays cyberthreatsa...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | June 10, 2016
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has said an attempt by France to give an online privacy ruling global force is opening up a "disastrous can of worms" and could...Reuters From ACM Opinion | June 10, 2016
More than a decade ago, the keynote speaker at a major annual cybersecurity conference strode into the spotlight and predicted the death of the password.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | June 9, 2016
I took a vacation last month. I traveled some. I read a lot. And I refurbished an old late 2008 MacBook Pro, one of the original aluminum unibody models.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | June 8, 2016
On June 6, 2013, Edward Snowden—holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room with two Guardian reporters and a filmmaker—told the world about a secret surveillance program...CNET From ACM Opinion | June 3, 2016
America's nuclear arsenal depends on a surprising relic of the 1970s that few of us may recall: the humble floppy disk.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | May 31, 2016
American airport security has never been something to look forward to, but in the past few weeks, it's attained new levels of misery.Wired From ACM Opinion | May 27, 2016
For the last century, we've imagined a future where we're surrounded by robotic butlers that are classy, smart, and discreet.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | May 26, 2016
Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman on their meeting, their research, and the results that billions use every day.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2016
Seeking to improve computer science publication culture while retaining the best aspects of the conference and journal publication processes.Boaz Barak From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2016
Making innovations happen is surprisingly easy, satisfying, and rewarding if you start small and build up.Peter J. Denning From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2016
Unforeseen problems can result from the absence of impartial independent evaluations.Rebecca T. Mercuri, Peter G. Neumann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2016