When Alan Turing arrived to start work at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington, south-west London, he was 33 years old. It was October 1945 and he was...BBC News From ACM Opinion | June 22, 2012
Heralded by regulators, Privacy by Design holds the promise to solve the digital world's privacy problems. But there are immense challenges, including management...Sarah Spiekermann From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
By closely connecting research and development Google is able to conduct experiments on an unprecedented scale, often resulting in new capabilities for the company...Alfred Spector, Peter Norvig, Slav Petrov From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
All computer scientists know about the Universal Turing Machine, one of the foundation stones of theoretical computer science. Much less well known is the practical...Martin Campbell-Kelly From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
Many proposed solutions to the species-threatening transformations born of human industrialization have an engineering orientation. Often the suggested remedies...R. T. Watson, J. Corbett, M. C. Boudreau, J. Webster From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
Considering the legal responsibilities of Internet intermediaries in the aftermath of the Stop Online Privacy Act controversy.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
On June 18, Microsoft beckoned 200 or so members of the media to a grimy, industrial part of Hollywood for what it described as a can’t-miss affair.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | June 20, 2012
June 23 marks the 100th birthday of Alan Turing. If I had to name five people whose personal efforts led to the defeat of Nazi Germany, the English mathematician...Arstechnica From ACM News | June 19, 2012
Here's a question: if you connect an unprotected Windows computer to the Internet, how long will it take before it is infected by malicious software?The Guardian From ACM Opinion | June 19, 2012
It's not often you meet someone in the tech industry for whom the only way is up, but Intel's Michael A. Bell is one of those people.CNET From ACM Opinion | June 19, 2012
I've worked in computing, and more specifically computer networking, nearly all my life. It's an industry in a constant state of innovation, always pushing beyond...BBC News From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2012
When the news about the Flame malware first broke several weeks ago, people from all parts of the security community, political world and elsewhere quickly began...Threatpost From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2012
Recently, there have been several articles about the new market in zero-day exploits: new and unpatched computer vulnerabilities. It's not just software companies...Forbes From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2012
Mark Andrews has worked in animation and live-action as a storyboard artist, story supervisor, writer, and even as a voice actor, including The Incredibles, John...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2012
In what way do you spend your time online? Do you check your email compulsively? Watch lots of videos? Switch frequently among multiple Internet applications—from...The New York Times From ACM News | June 18, 2012
A store of information dubbed the "Knowledge Graph" now adds useful context and detail to the list of links that Google serves up.Technology Review From ACM News | June 15, 2012
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has won the Millennium Technology Prize and an accompanying cheque for 600,000 euros ($756,000; £486,000) from the Technology Academy...BBC News From ACM Opinion | June 15, 2012