Communications of the ACM
An 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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In a Post-Roe World, the Future of Digital Privacy Looks Even Grimmer
The sheer amount of tech tools and knowledge required to discreetly seek an abortion underlines how wide open we are to surveillance.
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Scientists Jack Into Subjects' Brains, Find That They Can Identify Deepfakes Subconsciously
Okay, that's weird.
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Imaging Technique Visualizes Gene Expression in Brains of Live Mice in Real Time
An international team of researchers has created a method for visualizing mRNA molecules in the brains of live mice in real time.
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Am I Getting Sick?
The future of over-the-counter at-home medical tests is trending toward multiple-malady detection.
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Researchers Defeat Facial Recognition Systems with Universal Face Mask
Researchers have found that facial recognition systems may be thwarted by fabric face masks bearing adversarial patterns.
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A 'Wise Counsel' for Synthetic Biology
Researchers have developed a modular software application for optimizing biological systems, which they said does not require computational skills to use.
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Quantum Sensor Can Detect Electromagnetic Signals of Any Frequency
MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for biological sensing and quantum computing.
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Europe's Blockchain: A Solution Struggling to Find a Problem
Decentralizing the chain of trust to a blockchain–also known as a distributed ledger–causes additional privacy and security issues.
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Smart Textiles Sense How Their Users Are Moving
Researchers have fabricated smart textiles that can sense their wearer's posture and motions.
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How Daycare Apps Can Spy on Parents, Children
German researchers uncovered serious security flaws in 42 European and U.S. daycare applications.
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AI-Enhanced System to Track Players for Offside Calls at 2022 World Cup
The Federation Internationale de Football Association will use a semi-automated AI system to help referees make offside calls during the 2022 World Cup.
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ML Algorithms Help Healthcare Staff Diagnose Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis, Acute Cholangitis
A study found that machine learning algorithms can help healthcare providers distinguish between acute cholangitis and alcohol-associated hepatitis.
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Braking Mid-Air to Prioritize Safety Over Energy or Speed
Researchers used computer simulations and motion capture to simulate how birds optimize their landing maneuvers.
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The Fight Over Which Uses of AI Europe Should Outlaw
A new European Union law will set rules for what the technology can and can't do to people, like whether it's okay to deploy lie detectors at borders.
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'Supercookies' Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
Vodafone is among the German phone companies participating in the TrustPid trial.
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Using AI to Fight Food Fraud
The use of artificial intelligence to test food and beverages to determine whether labels accurately indicate their content.
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Toe-Tapping Test for Parkinson's Patients
A new smart insole can evaluate a Parkinson's disease patient's risk of falling by tracking their foot movements as they tap their toes.
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Eavesdropping on Whales in the High Arctic
Norwegian researchers used existing underwater fiber-optic cables to listen to whales in the Arctic via the Distributed Acoustic Sensing system.
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Hacker Claims to have Stolen 1 Billion Records of Chinese Citizens from Police
Anonymous Internet user "ChinaDan" posted on hacker forum Breach Forums last week offering to sell the data for 10 bitcoin, worth about $200,000.
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