Searching for hotels in cities they've never visited, people often turn to customer-written reviews on websites such as TripAdvisor. But how do they know those...Technology Review From ACM News | June 25, 2012
If Facebook were a country, a conceit that founder Mark Zuckerberg has entertained in public, its 900 million members would make it the third largest in the world...Technology Review From ACM News | June 14, 2012
Two weeks ago today, computer security labs in Iran, Russia, and Hungary announced the discovery of Flame, "the most complex malware ever found," according to Hungary's...Technology Review From ACM News | June 12, 2012
The Tor Project is a free network run by volunteers that hides users locations and usage from surveillance and traffic analysis.Technology Review From ACM News | April 4, 2012
A chilling demonstration to a small, packed room at the recent RSA security conference showed how clicking a single bad Web link while using a phone running Google's...Technology Review From ACM News | March 8, 2012
A chilling demonstration to a small, packed room at the RSA security conference showed how clicking a single bad Web link while using a phone running Google's Android...Technology Review From ACM News | March 2, 2012
The U.S. Department of Defense may have funded the research that led to the Internet, but freewheeling innovation created the patchwork of privately owned technology...Technology Review From ACM News | March 1, 2012
On 6 May 2010, shares on U.S. financial markets suddenly dropped on average by around 10% but in over 300 stocks by more than 60%. Moments later the prices recovered...Technology Review From ACM News | February 16, 2012
The perfect secrecy offered by quantum mechanics appears to have been scuppered by a previously unknown practical problem, say physicists.Technology Review From ACM News | January 26, 2012
Military bureaucracies around the world are likely to see offensive capabilities as increasingly attractive in any cyberwar, suggests the head of the computer...Technology Review From ACM News | December 19, 2011
In recent months, I've met at least three people who have been the victim of hackers who've taken over their Gmail accounts and sent out emails to everyone in...Technology Review From ACM News | December 15, 2011
Documents point to a huge industry that provides online surveillance tools to governments and police agencies.Technology Review From ACM News | December 13, 2011
"Carrier IQ" is a company that sells software to wireless companies that reports how well networks are performing in real-time, by sending performance data from...Technology Review From ACM News | December 5, 2011
From his 24th-floor corner office in midtown Manhattan, the veteran CBS research chief David Poltrack can gaze southward down the Avenue of the Americas, its...Technology Review From ACM News | October 27, 2011
It's likely that a few years from now, Americans' laptops, smart phones, and other wireless devices will be able to get online using "Super Wi-Fi," a new standard...Technology Review From ACM News | September 28, 2011
The antidepressant Paxil was approved for sale in 1992, the cholesterol-lowering drug Pravachol in 1996. Company studies proved that each drug, on its own, works...Technology Review From ACM News | September 23, 2011
The buzz starts low and quickly gets louder as a toy quadricopter flies in low over the buildings. It might look like flight enthusiasts having fun, but it could...Technology Review From ACM News | September 9, 2011
The bitcoin, a virtual medium of exchange, could be a real alternative to government-issued money—but only if it survives hoarding by speculators.Technology Review From ACM News | September 6, 2011
Researchers hope a new system could automatically scan the hours of CCTV footage police have to comb through to identify suspects without invading privacy.Technology Review From ACM News | August 31, 2011