The assault on personal privacy has ramped up significantly in the past few years. From warrantless GPS tracking to ISP packet inspection, it seems that everyone...InfoWorld From ACM Opinion | March 28, 2012
In December, the U.S. Department of Justice intervened under the Voting Rights Act to stay a South Carolina voter ID law.CNN From ACM Opinion | March 26, 2012
"I think that [civilization] coming back would actually be a very big surprise," he says. "The difference between us and us 10,000 years ago is … we know it can...Wired From ACM Opinion | March 22, 2012
There is a spate of proposed cybersecurity legislation working its way through the House and Senate. The bills are aimed primarily at facilitating cooperation regarding...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM Opinion | March 21, 2012
In anticipation of Apple’s introduction of Siri in Chinese this year, I decided to try Dragon, a line of smartphone voice apps by Nuance Communications—the company...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | March 20, 2012
Not long ago, when desktops and laptops were the main computers we used every day, PC makers peddled what's known as the megahertz myth.Slate From ACM Opinion | March 16, 2012
You know how our social graphs are creeping into every aspect of our Web lives, from search results to coupons? Well, get ready for something a lot more personal...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | March 16, 2012
The games industry was a very different place 10 years ago. Still dominated by Japanese games and Japanese games machines, Microsoft's plans to launch its own dedicated...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | March 15, 2012
In the early hours of 30 June last year, my time spent monitoring the Anonymous chat room finally paid off: "Sabu" would grant me an interview. New Scientist From ACM Opinion | March 14, 2012
Footnotes—or endnotes, or just notes; whatever you want to call them—are a problem. They're a problem for writers and a problem for readers and a problem for typesetters...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | March 13, 2012
Every night, I get home from work, drop onto the couch and sit there surfing the Web or watching videos on my 3 1/2-inch iPhone screen. My big-screen HDTV sits...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | March 13, 2012
Andy Hertzfeld was ready to retire back in 2009, following a momentous 30-year plus career where he worked side by side with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to design...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | March 12, 2012
In the nearly 20 years since David Ronfeldt and I introduced our concept of cyberwar, this new mode of conflict has become a reality.Foreign Policy From ACM Opinion | March 9, 2012