Alongside the news that the White House will announce voluntary privacy guidelines for Web companies comes the announcement from major online advertisers that they...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 23, 2012
Facebook's IPO filing shows that the company brought in about $3.7 billion in revenue and made $1 billion in profit in 2011.The Washington Post From ACM News | February 2, 2012
The 2012 presidential campaign is about to get a lot more personal, at least if Google has any say in it.The Washington Post From ACM News | January 12, 2012
In 1980, Abraham Karem, an engineer who had emigrated from Israel, retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside Los Angeles and, to the bemusement...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 30, 2011
For the past decade, Russia has been pouring money into scientific research, trying to make up for the collapse of the 1990s, but innovation is losing out to...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 22, 2011
The circus atmosphere of the hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), reflected the high-stakes, emotional nature of the...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 19, 2011
The first sign of trouble was a mysterious signal emanating from deep within the U.S. military’s classified computer network.The Washington Post From ACM News | December 12, 2011
At a time when the Internet has been inextricably linked to our national infrastructure, there are understandably serious concerns about the ability of the U.S...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 18, 2011
More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals...The Washington Post From ACM News | October 7, 2011
Packing for business in China? Bring your passport and business cards, but maybe not that laptop loaded with contacts and corporate memos.The Washington Post From ACM News | September 28, 2011
One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, GA, two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began criss-crossing the military base in search...The Washington Post From ACM News | September 20, 2011
DefCon, the conference where hackers and the people who monitor them get together to trade the latest in hacking and tracking data, had some new attendees: children...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 9, 2011
Atlanta entrepreneur Mike Mondelli has access to more than a billion records detailing consumers’ personal finances—and there is little they can do about it.The Washington Post From ACM News | July 21, 2011
The nation’s second-ranking military official said Thursday that the U.S. approach to protecting its computer systems was "too predictable" and failed to penalize...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 15, 2011
As Fort Meade increasingly becomes a stronghold for federal cybersecurity, Maryland officials and business advocates are trying to take advantage of what they...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 6, 2011
For weeks, Syrian democracy activists have used Facebook and Twitter to promote a wave of bold demonstrations. Now, the Syrian government and its supporters are...The Washington Post From ACM News | May 23, 2011
When Scott Fitzsimones turned 13, he got an iPhone, set up accounts for Facebook and Pandora and went on an apps downloading spree. At the same time, the new...The Washington Post From ACM News | May 9, 2011
A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 22, 2011
The Obama administration may not be lending arms to dissidents in the Middle East, but it is offering aid in another critical way: helping them surf the Web anonymously...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 14, 2011
In an underground chamber near the Iranian city of Natanz, a network of surveillance cameras offers the outside world a rare glimpse into Iran's largest nuclear...The Washington Post From ACM News | February 16, 2011