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Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Privacy Fears as Moscow Metro Rolls Out Facial Recognition Pay System
Privacy activists warn the Moscow metro's Face Pay facial recognition payment system constitutes a sinister move by Russia to monitor and control its people.
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Facebook Researchers Collect Thousands of Hours of First-Person Video to Train AI
The solution to machine learning problems is generally either more or better data.
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Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple, EU Phone Scanning Plans
Over a dozen cybersecurity experts have criticized proposals by Apple and the European Union to scan phones for illegal content.
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AI-Generated Deepfake Voices Can Fool Humans, Smart Assistants
Freely available voice-mimicking software can deceive people and voice-activated tools like smart assistants, according to University of Chicago scientists.
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Apple Warns of Cybercrime Risks if EU Forces it to Allow Others' Software
An Apple analysis of the threats of side-loading warned of malicious apps migrating to third-party stores and infecting consumer devices.
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Study Reveals Scale of Data-Sharing from Android Phones
Vendor-customized Android variants transmit significant amounts of data from mobile phones to the operating system developer and third parties.
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Singapore Inks Pact with Finland to Mutually Recognize IoT Security Labels
Singapore and Finland have agreed to recognize each other's cybersecurity labels for Internet of Things devices.
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'Potentially Disastrous' Data Breach Hits Livestreaming Site Twitch
A spokesman for Check Point said it was the company's "strong suspicion" that Twitch's code had truly been leaked, which was "potentially disastrous."
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Venice, Overwhelmed by Tourists, Tries Tracking Them
The leaders of Venice, Italy, are gathering the cellphone data of tourists and are using it, along with surveillance cameras, to monitor them.
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Google to Pay Developers to Make Open Source Projects More Secure
Google is investing $1 million in the Linux Foundation's Secure Open Source pilot program to make open source projects more secure.
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Trust Still at Heart of NHS COVID App Reluctance
A survey of more than 1,000 U.K. residents showed high compliance among the half of participants who had downloaded the National Health Service App.
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Google Pledges $1 Million to Secure Open Source Software
Google's Open Source Security Team is starting with a $1-million investment, and plans to expand the program's scope based on community feedback.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protecting Today from Tomorrow
Crafting more difficult algorithms to protect secrets so they are resilient to future quantum computers is creating, in effect, post-quantum cryptography.
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Widely Used Bitcoin ATMs Have Major Security Flaws
Security researchers at crypto exchange Kraken warn that many bitcoin ATMs contain serious vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit.
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In the Face of Neurotechnology Advances, Chile Passes 'Neuro Rights' Law
Chile has become the first country to pass a "neuro rights" law that establishes the rights of individuals to personal identity, free will, and mental privacy. ...
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Smartphone Motion Sensors Could Be Used to Listen to Phone Conversations
Smartphone accelerometers could be used to eavesdrop on phone conversations, according to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers.
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Research Finds Security Flaws in Apps for Popular Smart Home Devices
Researchers discovered "critical cryptographic flaws" in the smartphone companion apps of 16 popular smart home devices.
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