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What Can Barnstormers Teach Us about Face Recognition?
New technologies and a lack of regulation cause real and imagined problems.
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A Military Perspective on Climate Change Could Bridge the Gap Between Believers and Doubters
Rather than debating the causes of climate change or assigning blame, military leaders focus on practical steps to slow its advance and minimize damage.
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Coronavirus Is a Data Time Bomb
It will be a long time before we understand what the outbreak did to the global economy.
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AI Algorithms Intended to Root Out Welfare Fraud Often End Up Punishing the Poor Instead
These systems must be designed in ways that are fair, transparent and accountable to prevent hurting society’s most vulnerable.
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To Protect Data, Organizations Must Stop Being ‘Cloud Dumb’
The first thing executives need to understand is that the cloud providers aren’t responsible for protecting data.
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How to Fast-Track Next-Gen Cybersecurity Tools from Government Labs
Startup foundries can help transform government ideas for public protection.
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How Citizen Scientists Can Help Protect Water Quality
One of the ways to help these groups gather data is to give them better tools and training.
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America’s Hopelessly Anemic Response to One of the Largest Personal-Data Breaches Ever
The government has indicted four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for hacking into the credit-reporting agency Equifax. The question is why.
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Longer Thumbs Lead to More Smartphone Touch Errors
It's not your big, dumb thumbs, it's your long, dumb thumbs.
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Hackers Could Shut Down Satellites—or Turn Them into Weapons
On the mundane end of scale, hackers could simply shut satellites down.
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Why It’s Time to Drop Passwords for Federal Networks
At very least, stop using pop culture references.
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Encryption and a New Paradigm for Security’s Data-Centric Future
ITAR’s new encryption carve-out paves the way for secure and private collaboration.
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20 Seconds to Optimize Hand Wellness
One of the world’s most crucial and selfless acts is still simply washing your hands.
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Charging Your Phone Using a Public USB Port? Beware of 'Juice Jacking.'
Those in need of a battery boost need to keep some security tips in mind.
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Why the Government Needs To Create A $10B Venture Fund for Artificial Intelligence
Our national security is at risk.
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Astroturfing Is Bad But It's Not the Whole Problem
The shift to a digital process has made commenting easier yet also inadvertently opened the floodgates to voluminous, duplicative and, yes, even “fake” comments.
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U.S. Workplaces Are Nowhere Near Ready to Contain a Coronavirus Outbreak
Tens of millions of Americans don't have paid sick days while others operate in "tough it out" workplace cultures.
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