Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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No, Nsa Phone Spying Has Not Ended
At 11:59 P.M. on Saturday night, the U.S. National Security Agency supposedly yanked the cord on its bulk telephone records collection, thereby ending an expansive...
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Metadata Surveillance Didn't Stop the Paris Attacks
Since terrorists struck Paris last Friday night, the debate over whether encryption prevents intelligence services from stopping attacks has reignited.
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Creating a New Generation of Computational Thinkers
Experiences with a successful school program in Scotland.
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The Case For Banning Killer Robots: Counterpoint
Let me unequivocally state: The status quo with respect to innocent civilian casualties is utterly and wholly unacceptable.
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The Case For Banning Killer Robots: Point
Ban the bots? Considering both sides of the argument for and against.
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I Can't Let You Do That, Dave
Computers should not treat their owners as adversaries.
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Increasing the Participation of Individuals with Disabilities in Computing
Lessons learned from a decade of practice.
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Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Analysis in Teaching Ethics
Critical reflection on value choices.
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Why Our Theories of Innovation Fail Us
Until we moderate our fascination with creating ideas, we will not achieve the rate of innovations we seek.
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How to Baffle Web Trackers By Obfuscating Your Movements Online
Online ad networks and search engines love it when you surf around.
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Stopping Whatsapp Won't Stop Terrorists
Is the ability to send encrypted messages making it hard to stop terrorists?
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Edward Snowden Explains How to Reclaim Your Privacy
Last month, I met Edward Snowden in a hotel in central Moscow, just blocks away from Red Square.
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Crispr: A Path Through the Thicket
The ease of use, accuracy and efficiency of the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has led to its broad adoption in research, as well as to preliminary applications...
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Get Ready For Your Digital Model
Entrusting your money to a bank once seemed strange and risky.
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The Cyberthreat nder the Street
Within the last year there have been 16 so-called fiber cuts in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Informatics: Make Sense of Health Data
If you are wondering whether exposure to some chemical could increase your chances of getting colon cancer, you could easily find supportive evidence from animal...
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Wendell Brooks on Preparing to Lead Intel Capital
In an exclusive interview, he spoke to reporter Deborah Gage in San Diego, where about 1,200 of Intel's executives, portfolio companies, partners and customers...
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