Biometric markers are increasingly popular targets of data theft, potentially endangering far more than your locally stored information…
From ACM NewsDavid Geer Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 23, 2022
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Using teletherapy, metrics, and matching algorithms, entrepreneurs are focusing on addressing aspects of the mental health care system that they view as broken....The New York Times From ACM News | December 29, 2020
Developers and investors see more opportunities in commercial real estate as businesses and consumers gobble up more data.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 23, 2020
Recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine may eventually be given digital health credentials in order to travel, go to work or school, visit entertainment venues, and...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 16, 2020
His ALOHAnet, designed a half-century ago in Hawaii, was a precursor to the technology used in today's smartphones and home WiFi networks.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 14, 2020
Despite pilot studies demonstrating that smartphone applications can slow Covid-19 transmission, buy-in from people and states is lacking.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2020
IBM has found that companies and governments have been targeted by unknown attackers, prompting a warning from the Homeland Security Department.
The New York Times From ACM News | December 4, 2020
Video responses to set questions, online games that measure a person's traits and skills: The future of interviews is coming to a wider variety of professions in...The New York Times From ACM News | November 30, 2020
The tech giant helps governments and law enforcement decipher vast amounts of data — to mysterious and, some say, dangerous ends.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 29, 2020
Washington DC-based nonprofit Upturn found law enforcement officials regularly break into encrypted smartphones, and police in all U.S. states have phone-hacking...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 23, 2020
It had blocked an unsubstantiated New York Post article about the Bidens, but said late Thursday that it would allow similar content to be shared.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 16, 2020
Political ads will be banned indefinitely after polls close on Nov. 3 and the company plans new steps to limit misinformation about the results.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 8, 2020
The tech giants said states could soon send notices directly to smartphones asking people to opt in to the technology, which helps trace the coronavirus.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 2, 2020
After months of complaints about its centralized, privatized system, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government says resources will be diverted to local public health...The New York Times From ACM News | August 11, 2020
Software engineer Frederic Rechtenstein found a South Korean mobile application designed to enforce pandemic quarantines contained major security flaws that could...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | July 22, 2020
The Internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 7, 2020
The influential pro-Trump community broke the rules on harassment and targeting, said Reddit, which also banned other groups.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 30, 2020
Months after other countries, Britain will now use technology provided by Apple and Google to build a contact-tracing app.
The New York Times From ACM News | June 19, 2020