Communications of the ACM
Improving Section 230, Preserving Democracy, and Protecting Free Speech
Proposing a framework for a decentralized market where no one party controls the flow of information.
From ACM Opinion
A Case for Banning Facial Recognition
A Google research scientist explains why she thinks the police shouldn't use facial recognition software.
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How to Curtail Oversensing in the Home
Limiting sensitive information leakage via smart-home sensor data.
From ACM Opinion
Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts?
The biggest social network in the world has the wrong idea for how to fight Covid-19 conspiracies.
From Communications of the ACM
What Role for Antitrust in Regulating Platforms?
Using regulation to protect competition and innovation.
From Communications of the ACM
Secure Development Tools and Techniques Need More Research That Will Increase Their Impact and Effectiveness in Practice
Secure development is an important and pressing problem.
From Communications of the ACM
A Vision of K-12 Computer Science Education for 2030
Exploring goals, perspectives, and challenges.
From Communications of the ACM
Computers Do Not Make Art, People Do
The continually evolving relationship between artistic technologies and artists.
From ACM Opinion
How to (Carefully) Use Tech to Contain the Coronavirus
The United States can learn from other countries to track the pandemic while still protecting privacy.
From Communications of the ACM
A Taxonomy of Automated Assistants
Rating your intelligent (human or automated) assistant.
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Organizing Family Support Services at ACM Conferences
Seeking to improve access to conferences and provide support for attendees with children.
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Why Is Cybersecurity Not a Human-Scale Problem Anymore?
Examining the structure of the enterprise attack surface in view of the relative ease with which cyberdefenses can be subverted.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Professional Work
Considering the implications of the influence of artificial intelligence given previous industrial revolutions.
From Communications of the ACM
The Temptation of Data-Enabled Surveillance
Are universities the next cautionary tale?
From ACM Opinion
Should Government Halt the Use of Facial-Recognition Technology?
Critics say false positives are far higher for some groups of people than for others, but supporters of the technology says the actual numbers involved are tiny...
From Communications of the ACM
Through the Lens of a Passionate Theoretician
Considering the far-reaching and fundamental implications of computing beyond digital computers.
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Computing and Community in Formal Education
Culturally responsive computing repurposes computer science education by making it meaningful to not only students, but also to their families and communities. ...
From ACM Opinion
Why Connected Cars May Never Come
John Paré tells the story of his first trip in an autonomous vehicle.
From Communications of the ACM
Guiding Students to Develop Essential Skills
Students should interact with one another to practice skills and construct their own understanding, with assistance from a teacher acting as a coach and guide —...
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