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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
About a week after Tara Elonis persuaded a judge to issue a protective order against her estranged husband, Anthony, her soon-to-be ex had this to say: "Fold up...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 1, 2014
Educational nonprofit Code.org is collaborating with Disney to open its week-long "Hour of Code" event during Computer Science Education Week Dec. 8-14. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 24, 2014
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies last week launched a massive, coordinated strike on the so-called Dark Web.The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2014
Verizon and AT&T have been quietly tracking the Internet activity of more than 100 million cellular customers with what critics have dubbed "supercookies"—markers...The Washington Post From ACM News | November 4, 2014
The continuing cyberattacks on U.S. corporate networks is spurring talk among some executives and government officials of going on the offensive, or "hacking back...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 10, 2014
In the heart of Hong Kong, where the largest pro-Democracy protest to challenge Beijing since the 1989 Tiananmen Square gathering has been brewing, some protesters...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 7, 2014
A decade ago, a group of Johns Hopkins University grad students tried to hack one of the first commercially popular Near Field Communication payment systems—the...The Washington Post From ACM News | September 11, 2014
Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 26, 2014
Privately owned surveillance companies are offering systems capable of tracking the location of any cellphone user to governments around the globe. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | August 25, 2014
A little over a decade ago, federal prosecutors used keystroke logging software to steal the encryption password of an alleged New Jersey mobster, Nicodemo Scarfo...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 30, 2014
An Irish judge has rendered a preliminary judgment that may have sweeping consequences for U.S. e-commerce firms.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | June 25, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission is working to expand its role among federal agencies charged with protecting U.S. networks from cyberattacks. The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 13, 2014
If you thought Elon Musk was the only person coming up with innovative ideas for the exploration of outer space, you'd be wrong.The Washington Post From ACM News | June 12, 2014
Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler says the FCC could take action to block the emergence of Internet fast lanes, or "paid prioritization." The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2014
The Internet's eyes turned to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, as the panel approved a plan to consider allowing Internet service providers to...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | May 19, 2014