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
One of the best Twitter accounts inside the Beltway or out—belongs to former representativeJohn Dingell (D-Mich.), who announced his retirement with self-effacing...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | January 12, 2015
In an on-camera interview with James Bamford for an upcoming episode of PBS' NOVA, Edward Snowden warned that the U.S. Department of Defense and National Security...Ars Technica From ACM News | January 9, 2015
It's challenging enough to sustain any scientific study for a decade. Now Eric Horvitz, managing director of the Microsoft Research lab in Redmond, Washington,...Science Magazine From ACM Opinion | January 9, 2015
Roughly a year and a half since the first Snowden disclosures, there's already been a judicial order to shut down the National Security Agency's bulk metadata collection...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | January 5, 2015
As the clock strikes midnight on the new year, so begins the countdown to a new round of security threats and breaches that doubtless will unfold in 2015. But this...Wired From ACM Opinion | January 5, 2015
Lizard Squad. That's the hacker group whose name is suddenly on everyone's lips after it took credit for ruining Christmas for PlayStation and Xbox gamers everywhere...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 29, 2014
The Turing Award gives us a unique opportunity to become ambassadors of our wonderful field. It increases our outside visibility and enables us to build bridges...Silvio Micali From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2015
Searching for an answer to the question of how much responsibility search engine operators should bear for privacy-related issues connected to search engine results...Lee A. Bygrave From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2015
Considering the evolving relationship between established companies and their sharing-economy counterparts.Michael A. Cusumano From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2015
It is not often that you are obliged to proclaim a much-loved genius wrong, but in his alarming prediction on artificial intelligence and the future of humankind...New Scientist From ACM Opinion | December 22, 2014
Earlier this month, a mysterious group that calls itself Guardians of Peace hacked into Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer systems and began revealing many...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | December 19, 2014
This month's news provides yet another occasion for a friendly public-service reminder to anyone who uses a digital device to say anything to anyone, ever.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | December 19, 2014