The regulation has been years in the making and is set to usher in a radically different ex ante regime for the most powerful tech platforms
TechCrunch From ACM News | March 25, 2022
The European Union was expected to finalize the Digital Markets Act, the most sweeping legislation to regulate tech since a European privacy law was passed in 2018...The New York Times From ACM News | March 24, 2022
Autonomous driving engineers are developing driverless trucks for long-haul freight that runs along simple interstate routes.
Bloomberg Quint From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2022
It may have found a new standard for penalizing tech companies that violate privacy and use deceptive data practices: algorithmic destruction.
Protocol From ACM News | March 23, 2022
At the recent American Indian Science and Engineering Society, students in a workshop created metadata to train an algorithm to understand an image's cultural significance...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2022
Members of the hacker gang may act in Russia's interest, but their links to the FSB and Cozy Bear hackers appear ad hoc.
Wired From ACM News | March 18, 2022
To try to halt the war in Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies have imposed the most sweeping export controls seen in decades on Russia. Now they have to enforce them...The New York Times From ACM News | March 17, 2022
A new state agency has a $10-million budget to regulate Google, Facebook and others. But first it needs to be created.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 15, 2022
Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation to lift a ban on facial recognition technology and to permit police to use it in certain scenarios.
Associated Press From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2022
NFTs are making some collectors and artists rich, but success in this high-risk marketplace is more art than science.
The New York Times From ACM News | March 14, 2022
Robert Williams, Michael Oliver, and Nijeer Parks were misidentified by facial recognition software. The impact cast a long shadow.
Wired From ACM News | March 14, 2022
Researchers discovered seven vulnerabilities, known collectively as "Access:7," in more than 150 Internet of Things devices made by more than 100 companies.
Dark Reading From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
Researchers are looking to artificial intelligence as a way to potentially identify and predict problem gambling.
The New York Time From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2022
The technology is spreading fast among police, and often wrong. But people charged with crimes are rarely told an algorithm came into play.
Wired From ACM News | March 10, 2022
War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics.
Wired From ACM News | March 10, 2022