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
Here’s the trickiest counterterrorism puzzle for U.S. policymakers: How do you stop al-Qaeda from attacking the American homeland without getting bogged down...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | October 5, 2011
One of the biggest talks at this year's Black Hat Briefings was a presentation on the structural problem with digital certificate authorities by Moxie Marlinspike...Threatpost From ACM Opinion | October 3, 2011
A proposal for a new cost-free open-access publication model for computer science papers.Dan S. Wallach From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2011
There are two situations in software testing that scare testers: when they see "too many" defects and when they do not see "enough."Phillip G. Armour From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2011
Examining the socio-technological issues involved in Denmark's decision to pursue the legalization of electronic elections.Carsten SchÜrmann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2011
Neal Stephenson is known for writing big books about big ideas. In Cryptonomicon, he tackled code breaking and data privacy; the three-volume Baroque Cycle explored...Forbes From ACM Opinion | September 21, 2011
The Internet causes connections to multiply and strengthen, creating a frenzy of positive feedback, which can drive people apart—not together.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | September 21, 2011
As President Barack Obama and Congress roll up their collective sleeves in an effort to jump-start our nation's struggling economy and cut the burgeoning federal...Politico From ACM Opinion | September 19, 2011
Much has been said about how the newly passed patent reform legislation, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, benefits large corporations. While that argument...CNET From ACM News | September 19, 2011
Max Levchin and Peter Thiel are not ones to mince words: "Innovation in this country is somewhere between dire straits and dead," Levchin said at TechCrunch’s...Forbes From ACM Opinion | September 15, 2011
Former AT&T engineer Mark Klein handed a sheaf of papers in January 2006 to lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, providing smoking-gun evidence that...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 15, 2011
Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin says in an interview that the desktop platform's relevance is diminishing as technologies such as smartphones, connected...Network World From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2011
Human conflict is often associated with the emergence of a new science or technology. The Civil War's Gatling gun changed battlefield tactics and led to modern...Slate From ACM News | September 13, 2011
Somewhere between Sept. 11 and today, the enemy morphed from a handful of terrorists to the American population at large, leaving us nowhere to run and no place...Politico From ACM Opinion | September 9, 2011
In the olden days, it was simple to keep up with pop culture. There were only three channels on TV, and everybody saw the same shows at the same time.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | September 9, 2011
No shortage of articles have been published about the deep distrust exhibited by most 2012 Republican presidential candidates toward specific scientific findings—notably...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | September 8, 2011
No shortage of articles have been published about the deep distrust exhibited by most 2012 Republican presidential candidates toward specific scientific findings—notably...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | September 8, 2011
Online services set content free from the physical world's constraints—including those that have defined the very idea of possession.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | September 8, 2011