One of the joys of the last few years has been the flood of real-world data sets being released by all sorts of organizations. These usually involve some record...O'Reilly Radar From ACM News | May 18, 2011
The best way to improve the U.S. economy fast is to poach entrepreneurs from the rest of the world. So why do we make it so difficult for them to immigrate?Slate From ACM Opinion | May 11, 2011
A company suffers a catastrophic attack on its servers. Gone are names, email addresses, home phone numbers, passwords, credit card numbers. Everything ends up...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 10, 2011
In the wake of the recent hacking attacks, which compromised more than 100 million account records on its PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment services...San Jose Mercury news From ACM News | May 6, 2011
Sony's apparent difficulty in figuring out the extent of the damage from the recent intrusion into its PlayStation Network, while frustrating for those affected...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | April 28, 2011
Have you heard the news? Two researchers have discovered that the iPhone keeps a minute-by-minute, time-stamped log of everywhere you go. That’s right: Your phone...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 25, 2011
Highlighting the significance of the often overlooked underlying software used to produce research results.Juan A. Añel From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
In early 1935, a man named Clarence Hickman had a secret machine, about six feet tall, standing in his office. Hickman was...Tim Wu From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
Rethinking the design of computer science courses and broadening the definition of computing education both on and off campus.Brian Dorn From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
Studying how privacy regulation might impact economic activity on the advertising-supported Internet.Avi Goldfarb, Catherine E. Tucker From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2011
To compete with piracy, content providers need clear value propositions that don't conflict with the product.The Guardian From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2011
On Monday the Supreme Court will consider whether to fundamentally alter the way American patent law is litigated. Specifically, in the context of an otherwise...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2011
The most dubious phrase in English after "act natural" is "trust me." A party asking for trust without offering a reason why is probably untrustworthy. And yet...The Economist From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2011
You probably know that some Internet and cell phone applications like Foursquare or Twitter can broadcast your location to the world. And you might know that...MSNBC From ACM News | April 15, 2011
I've done my part to prop up the consumer-electronics industry in recent years: a flat-panel TV downstairs and one upstairs, his and hers smartphones, not-too...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 8, 2011