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From ACM NewsEsther Shein Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 8, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location?The New York Times From ACM News | September 2, 2016
From the sofa in his living room, Clinton Creason can see the electric pole outside that his father staked 70 years ago to bring power to this remote area of hilly...The New York Times From ACM News | August 9, 2016
Project Foghorn is one of those straight-from-science-fiction concepts we've come to expect from Alphabet, the sprawling conglomerate formerly known as Google.The New York Times From ACM News | July 25, 2016
High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled in a sweeping decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband...The New York Times From ACM News | June 15, 2016
Your smartphone allows you to get almost instantaneous answers to the most obscure questions. It also allows you to waste hours scrolling through Facebook or looking...The New York Times From ACM News | June 7, 2016
Europe likes to think it leads the world in protecting people’s privacy, and that is particularly true for the region’s so-called right to be forgotten.The New York Times From ACM News | June 3, 2016
Chinese authorities are quietly scrutinizing technology products sold in China by Apple and other big foreign companies, focusing on whether they pose potential...The New York Times From ACM Careers | May 20, 2016
Harry Brignull, a user-experience consultant in Britain who helps websites and apps develop consumer-friendly features, has a professional bone to pick with sites...The New York Times From ACM News | May 16, 2016
Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the district attorney of Manhattan, visited Washington late last month to argue his case on a pressing issue: encryption.The New York Times From ACM News | May 10, 2016
For decades, the computer industry has been guided by a faith that engineers would always find a way to make the components on computer chips smaller, faster and...The New York Times From ACM News | May 6, 2016
Google is a top target for European regulators and privacy watchdogs, who openly fear and distrust its dominance.The New York Times From ACM News | April 19, 2016
The Justice Department said Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel...The New York Times From ACM News | March 28, 2016
Three years ago, reeling from Edward J. Snowden’s disclosure of the government’s vast surveillance programs and uncertain how to respond, President Obama said he...The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2016
The Obama administration argued on Thursday that "no single corporation"—even one as successful as Apple—should be allowed to flout the rule of law by refusingF...The New York Times From ACM News | March 11, 2016
To Amit Yoran, a digital security veteran, the fight between Apple and the F.B.I. over access to an iPhone can be viewed in black-and-white terms: What law enforcement...The New York Times From ACM News | March 7, 2016
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch joined a parade of Obama administration officials to tech's home turf on Tuesday. Their message: National security depends on...The New York Times From ACM News | March 2, 2016