The Internal Revenue Service has walked back a requirement for taxpayers to use facial recognition to access their online accounts.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 23, 2022
Artificial intelligence may be an unstoppable force, but in the recruitment market it has met an immovable object: humans. Something has to give.
Paul Marks From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2022
Researchers found that people have a hard time distinguishing images of human faces created by artificial intelligence from images of real faces.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 18, 2022
Cybersecurity experts agree the recently uncovered Log4Shell software vulnerability is the most dangerous on record.
David Geer Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | February 17, 2022
Some Seattle-area drivers in Mazdas are finding that the HD Radios in their vehicles will only play KUOW 94.9 FM, the National Public Radio station.
The Seattle Times From ACM TechNews | February 15, 2022
Google routinely restricts in-depth information until a majority of users have had the chance to apply the update, which will be rolled out in the near future.
...Forbes From ACM News | February 15, 2022
Researchers found that a city’s use of a remote emissions sensing system could significantly improve that city’s air quality.
University of Technology Sydney (Australia) From ACM TechNews | February 14, 2022
Carnegie Mellon University researchers strengthened the security of Internet of Things devices by making them more resilient against exploitation.
Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering News From ACM TechNews | February 14, 2022
The lawmakers called for the immediate declassification of details about the surveillance program and what data was collected.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 11, 2022
Threat groups often hide malware behind macros in innocent-seeming documents, but Microsoft's proposed change should make that route less effective.
Computing (U.K.) From ACM News | February 9, 2022
Researchers have determined that birthday wishes on Twitter can inadvertently expose private data that could jeopardize recipients' online security.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2022
Akamai researchers found as many as 277,000 routers capable of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) connectivity protocol vulnerable to "Eternal Silence" attacks.... From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2022