Summarizing some of the changes that seem increasingly necessary to address known system and network deficiencies and anticipate currently unknown vulnerabilities...Peter G. Neumann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2019
Telling ourselves that devices and platforms "hijack" our brains promotes passivity instead of empowerment.
Wired From ACM Opinion | September 16, 2019
Silicon Valley's giants are no longer producing better products and services. They're exploiting people.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | September 3, 2019
Facebook's announcement of a new cryptocurrency, Libra, and the nonprofit association that will oversee it raises questions about the future of global banking and...The Verge From ACM Opinion | June 18, 2019
The fundamentals of the field of Internet law have remained consistent, but details have evolved in response to technological innovation.
James Grimmelmann From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2019
Examining the expansion, proliferation, and integration of computing education everywhere.
Emmanuel Schanzer, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Kathi Fisler From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2019
A swathe of the world is adopting China's vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing...Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2019
Years into the robocalling frenzy, your phone probably still rings off the hook with "important information about your account," updates from the "Chinese embassy...Wired From ACM Opinion | April 8, 2019
In a recent newspaper advertisement, the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei appealed to common sense.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 3, 2019
Criticism of big tech companies that track us across the internet without our informed consent misses a bigger picture: There are hundreds of ad-tracking companies...Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | March 20, 2019
One month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an "Access Hollywood" recording of Donald Trump was released in which he was heard lewdly talking about women...The Conversation From ACM Opinion | February 27, 2019
You may have heard that China has cornered much of the world's supply of strategic metals and minerals crucial for new technology, including lithium, rare earths...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 21, 2019
Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth. Each day, the hero of George Orwell's "1984" "corrects" old newspapers to make sure that the information is in still...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | February 11, 2019
The average person would have to spend 76 working days reading all of the digital privacy policies they agree to in the span of a year. Reading Amazon's terms and...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | February 7, 2019
Blockchain technology isn't as widely used as it could be, largely because blockchain users don't trust each other, as research shows.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | February 5, 2019