It’s not that I haven’t been reading … I just haven’t been doing any gathering together of my links. So, all these have been sitting in my reader, awaiting an hour of free time to categorize. There are quite a few (OK, like 225), some of which are probably a bit stale (the Facebook stuff, for instance, just keeps on going – the Energizer Bunny of violating your privacy). I’ve collected them for your enjoyment, though, and there’s not one in there which wasn’t a valuable read. Of course, my interests may be different than yours. But, if you must just choose one thing to read right now, choose this article on how computers (and data) help you to make the wrong decisions: Computer Says No. And here I thought I was alone in saying that people aren’t rational.
Assistive Technology:
- Wheelchairs That Listen 1 May 2010, 5:41 am
- The Best Translation Program Yet: Google Delivers Foreign Tongues at the Press of a Button 30 April 2010, 9:43 am
- Domestic Robot Helps Sick Elderly Live Independently Longer 26 April 2010, 1:13 pm
- Could Robots Help Older People Look After Themselves 3 April 2010, 9:38 am
- UW Students Develop Apps to Aid Disabled 24 March 2010, 11:36 am
- 3D Haptics to Help Surgeons Feel the Cutting Edge 24 March 2010, 11:35 am
- Frank Moss: Tech to Help Those Who Can’t Help Themselves 22 March 2010, 11:20 am
- Computer Matches Kidney Donors 21 March 2010, 7:25 am
- Computer Says No 16 March 2010, 11:44 am
- IBM Will Research Mobile Access for the Elderly, Illiterate 16 March 2010, 11:44 am
- Mobile Phones Learn to Lip Read 12 March 2010, 12:15 pm
- A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory 10 March 2010, 11:31 am
- Smart phones may one day be translators 1 March 2010, 3:04 pm
Cloud Computing:
- Cloud computing raises risk of patent litigation, attorney says 30 April 2010, 8:02 am
- Frustrations with cloud computing mount 9 April 2010, 8:12 am
- Feds Developing Cloud Security Program 2 April 2010, 2:37 pm
- Why ECPA Should Make You Think Twice about the Cloud 31 March 2010, 8:04 am
Computing:
- Multimedia Search Without Detours 28 April 2010, 4:24 pm
- Me and My Files 26 April 2010, 1:14 pm
- Method Developed to Identify Musical Notes at any Venue 26 April 2010, 1:09 pm
- Can Computers Read? 23 April 2010, 11:50 am
- Backstage with the Wikipedians: Inner Workings of Global Encyclopedia ‘Better than a Soap Opera’ 23 April 2010, 12:13 am
- Out of the Loop in Silicon Valley 19 April 2010, 1:01 pm
- Elizabeth Charnock of Cataphora 18 April 2010, 12:07 am
- Integrating National Geographical Institute Data in Linked Open Data 17 April 2010, 1:49 am
- Networked Networks Are Prone to Epic Failure 17 April 2010, 1:48 am
- Interview: Wendy Hall on What Web Science Could Mean for Businesses 17 April 2010, 1:48 am
- In Profile: Missy Cummings 12 April 2010, 12:47 pm
- New Software Design Technique Allows Programs to Run Faster 9 April 2010, 4:36 pm
- ‘Big Data’ Can Create Big Issues 9 April 2010, 4:33 pm
- Picking Our Brains: Can We Make a Conscious Machine? 9 April 2010, 4:32 pm
- NIST Workshop Takes First Steps Toward Standards for Preserving Digital Data 8 April 2010, 12:34 pm
- New German Phone App for Consumers: Scan Barcodes, Make the World a Better Place 30 March 2010, 5:35 am
- Computer Scientists Create a Multilingual Search Engine 21 March 2010, 7:26 am
- Pushing for Software Quality Assurance 21 March 2010, 7:26 am
- Microsoft rival: browser downloads double 18 March 2010, 9:26 am
- Cutting-Edge Tech for All From Indian Labs 18 March 2010, 5:51 am
- How to Build a Superluminal Computer 12 March 2010, 12:14 pm
- Context Is Ev . . . Well, Something, Anyway 10 March 2010, 11:34 am
Education:
- Why the iPhone Could Be Bad News for Computer Science 26 April 2010, 1:11 pm
- Mobile Learning with iPhone Now Possible 22 March 2010, 11:20 am
- NSF Seeks New Approach to Helping Minority Students in Science 16 March 2010, 11:44 am
- Microsoft issues vouchers for online training 11 March 2010, 5:04 am
- Survey: Educators Aren’t Discussing STEM Careers With Students 8 March 2010, 12:52 pm
- Blue Ribbon Task Force Report: Preserving Our Digital Knowledge Base Must Be a Public Priority 8 March 2010, 12:52 pm
Employment:
- Rising Demand for SQL, Linux Skills 29 March 2010, 1:33 pm
- Race Matters 12 March 2010, 12:12 pm
- Putin Spearheads Innovation Effort 8 March 2010, 12:41 pm
Gender:
- Fixing Silicon Valley’s Gender Gap One Pitch at a Time 28 April 2010, 4:24 pm
- German IT Body–IT’s Still a Man’s World 26 April 2010, 1:11 pm
- When the State Cracks the Glass Ceiling: Norway’s Novel Approach to Bringing Equality to the Board Room 26 April 2010, 9:23 am
- Survey: U.S. Women and Minority Scientists Often Discouraged From Pursuing STEM Careers 29 March 2010, 1:33 pm
- Gender Discrimination Linked to Poor Project Management 24 March 2010, 11:25 am
- Deutsche Telekom’s Quota Man: German Companies ‘Know They Have Too Few Women’ 23 March 2010, 8:29 am
- Bias Called Persistent Hurdle for Women in Sciences 22 March 2010, 11:19 am
- Women in IT: How to Combat Misconceptions 21 March 2010, 7:26 am
- ACM Council on Women Honors Leader in Improving Performance of Computer-Aided Design 21 March 2010, 7:24 am
- UMass Amherst Computer Scientists Develop an Emotion-Sensitive, Computer-Based Tutor That Improves Girls’ Math Scores 16 March 2010, 11:43 am
Law / Politics:
- Wall Street vs. Washington: Goldman Sachs Goes on the Offensive 22 April 2010, 6:19 am
- Group may urge antitrust action against Google 20 April 2010, 5:23 pm
- Google Shows Government Information and Takedown Requests 20 April 2010, 3:31 pm
- Everyone Who’s Made a Hitler Parody Video, Leave the Room 20 April 2010, 12:52 pm
- Teen ‘Twilight’ Vampire Tourism: Volterra’s Battle for Authenticity 20 April 2010, 8:48 am
- One in four countries block some Google services 20 April 2010, 8:45 am
- Connect 2 Congress Lets You Track Your Senator, One Vote at a Time 17 April 2010, 1:49 am
- Government Backs Down in Yahoo! Email Privacy Case, Avoids Court Ruling on Important Digital Civil Liberties Issue 16 April 2010, 12:21 pm
- U.K. Passes Internet Censorship and Disconnection Law 9 April 2010, 8:06 am
- Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project 8 April 2010, 12:15 pm
- Court Rules for Comcast Over FCC in ‘Net Neutrality’ Case 8 April 2010, 12:14 pm
- Tiffany v. eBay: What About Put-Back? 6 April 2010, 4:21 pm
- Court Rejects FCC Authority Over the Internet 6 April 2010, 2:44 pm
- Fair Use Gets a Fair Shake in Second Life 2 April 2010, 4:53 pm
- Uranium Mining in Niger: Tuareg Activist Takes on French Nuclear Company 2 April 2010, 4:34 am
- The Führer’s Flagstones: The Twisted Legacy of Hitler’s Mountain Retreat 1 April 2010, 2:54 am
- In about-face, Marine Corps reverses ban on social media, calls sites a ‘beneficial link’ 1 April 2010, 12:07 am
- Court Rejects Government’s Executive Power Claims and Rules That Warrantless Wiretapping Violated Law 31 March 2010, 2:06 pm
- Jury sides with Novell in long-running SCO battle 31 March 2010, 8:04 am
- Sony Steals Feature From Your PlayStation 3 30 March 2010, 5:38 pm
- 50,000 New Lawsuits Against Movie Downloaders 30 March 2010, 3:23 pm
- Combating Child Abuse on the Web: Germany Resists EU Plans to Block Child Porn Sites 30 March 2010, 3:28 am
- German Magazine Admits Fake Interviews: Putting Words into Beyoncé’s Mouth 26 March 2010, 4:30 am
- Check Out EFF’s Favorite Books 24 March 2010, 2:16 pm
- Copycat Crime: CDs of Popular German Rapper Bushido to Be Destroyed 24 March 2010, 9:26 am
- Google Stops its Chinese Censorship 24 March 2010, 8:38 am
- Video: EFF Panel on “Architecture Is Policy” 23 March 2010, 4:43 pm
- Google stops censoring search results in China 22 March 2010, 11:44 pm
- Silicon Valley Loses Foreign Talent 22 March 2010, 11:19 am
- China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S. 21 March 2010, 7:24 am
- EFF Appeals Dismissal of Warrantless Wiretapping Case 19 March 2010, 11:43 am
- Judge approves Facebook’s settlement offer in Beacon case 19 March 2010, 9:03 am
- Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle 19 March 2010, 6:41 am
- EFF Testifies in Congress on Transparency – Tells Lawmakers White House Must Lead by Example 18 March 2010, 4:00 pm
- Business owners say Yelp extorts ad dollars 18 March 2010, 6:38 am
- S.F. lawyer awarded $7,000 from e-mail spammer 17 March 2010, 12:07 am
- EFF Posts Documents Detailing Law Enforcement Collection of Data From Social Media Sites 16 March 2010, 9:05 am
- The Nuclear Arsenal in Europe: Washington Mulls Modernization of Aging Bombs 15 March 2010, 11:15 am
- Sunshine Week 2010: FOIA Could Still Shed More Light 15 March 2010, 10:07 am
- Booming Business: Germany Now World’s Third Largest Arms Exporter 15 March 2010, 9:39 am
- Losing Faith in the Messiah: Obama Unites Israelis and Arabs in Disappointment 15 March 2010, 7:15 am
- Fox and National Public Radio Have Something in Common: Taking Down Obvious Fair Uses 12 March 2010, 2:24 pm
- Taking on the Internet Giants: Germany Applies Brakes to Google & Co. 11 March 2010, 6:59 am
- World War II Compensation: Ghetto Laborers Still Waiting for German Pensions 10 March 2010, 7:36 am
- UPDATED: All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement 9 March 2010, 5:49 pm
- Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of Atrazine Weedkiller 9 March 2010, 8:44 am
Museum / Misc.:
- Historians Gain Own Search Engine 29 March 2010, 1:33 pm
- U.S. companies export values along with tech 28 March 2010, 12:07 am
- The Führer Cult: Germans Cringe at Hitler’s Popularity in Pakistan 17 March 2010, 4:33 am
- The Eichmann Files: Classified Documents Could Be Released after 50 Years 11 March 2010, 5:53 am
- Sunken Heritage: Pipeline Engineers Find Historic Shipwrecks in Baltic Sea 9 March 2010, 3:57 am
Privacy:
- Senators ask FTC to probe Facebook, issue privacy rules for all social media 2 May 2010, 5:58 am
- Facebook’s new features raise privacy concerns 30 April 2010, 2:42 pm
- Senators turn up the heat on Facebook privacy issues 28 April 2010, 12:07 am
- ‘Unacceptable’ Information Policy: Minister Urges Germans to Opt Out of Google Street View 26 April 2010, 5:50 am
- Google taking on government censorship, Apple taking on porn for the iPhone 25 April 2010, 6:13 am
- 1.5 million stolen Facebook IDs up for sale 23 April 2010, 8:14 am
- International Consumer Rights Group Publishes 2010 Global IP Watchlist 22 April 2010, 11:19 pm
- Preliminary Analysis of the Officially Released ACTA Text 22 April 2010, 9:27 pm
- How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Instant Personalization 22 April 2010, 8:29 pm
- Facebook expands presence on other Web sites 22 April 2010, 12:07 am
- Shaping IP Laws by Not-So-Gentle Persuasion: The Special 301 Report 21 April 2010, 1:56 pm
- Keeping Medical Data Private 20 April 2010, 7:52 am
- Updated: Facebook Further Reduces Your Control Over Personal Information 19 April 2010, 4:30 pm
- Stanford project aims to gauge online privacy 19 April 2010, 12:07 am
- Colo man erases Facebook data after threat of suit 6 April 2010, 5:00 am
- Warning Shot for Social Network: German Minister Launches Attack on Facebook 5 April 2010, 3:59 am
- EFF Testifies to Congress on Need for New Privacy Protections Against Hidden Video Surveillance 30 March 2010, 1:37 pm
- EFF Joins With Internet Companies and Advocacy Groups to Reform Privacy Law 30 March 2010, 9:14 am
- Lawmakers ask for FTC investigation of Google Buzz 30 March 2010, 8:23 am
- Geek Reading: Evan Ratliff on How to Disappear (or Not) in the Digital World 25 March 2010, 4:00 pm
- Public Interest Groups Call On IP Czar To Get The Priorities Straight 24 March 2010, 1:58 pm
- European privacy battle looms for Facebook, Google 24 March 2010, 7:15 am
- Senators Unveil Yet Another Flawed National ID Card Plan 22 March 2010, 5:45 pm
- FTC member rips into Google’s privacy efforts 18 March 2010, 10:15 am
- How Privacy Vanishes Online 18 March 2010, 5:42 am
- Wiring Up The Big Brother Machine… And Fighting It 17 March 2010, 1:03 pm
- The Beginning of the End of Data Retention 10 March 2010, 3:49 pm
- Data, Data Everywhere 8 March 2010, 12:52 pm
- Super Spy Me: McDonald’s Demands Franchise Applicants Reveal Intimate Details 8 March 2010, 4:05 am
Robotics:
- Robots, Space Technology Run Australia’s Mining Miracle 3 April 2010, 9:36 am
- Robotic Planes Chase After Climate Data 3 April 2010, 9:34 am
- Robot Pruner May Cut Labor Costs 2 April 2010, 2:39 pm
- Robot Soon Able to Operate Inside MRI Scanners 2 April 2010, 2:39 pm
- Major Step Towards the Application of Self-Organizing Neural Networks for Remote Sensing 26 March 2010, 11:59 am
- NASA’s Mars Rover Starts to Think for Itself 26 March 2010, 11:56 am
- MIT Researchers Enable Self-Assembling of Chips 22 March 2010, 11:21 am
- Getting Robots to Play Together 22 March 2010, 11:21 am
- AMARSi Project Could See Robots Learn From Co-Workers 18 March 2010, 5:50 am
- Japan Baby-Robot Teaches Parenting Skills 10 March 2010, 11:33 am
- Robot Bred in Wales to Seek Life on Red Planet 8 March 2010, 12:42 pm
Security:
- US Treasury Web sites hacked, serving malware 4 May 2010, 7:54 am
- Cybercrime boosts jobs in security 24 April 2010, 12:07 am
- Peeking Into Users’ Web History 23 April 2010, 11:48 am
- Quantum Cryptography Hits the Fast Lane 23 April 2010, 11:47 am
- Raid said to have hacked Google password system 20 April 2010, 12:07 am
- Google warns of fake anti-virus programs popping up online 17 April 2010, 6:14 am
- Steganography Discovery Could Help Data Thieves, But Also Improve Radar, Sonograms 17 April 2010, 1:49 am
- Researchers at TAU Claim Computerized Voting System Unsafe 17 April 2010, 1:49 am
- Making Voting Systems Open Source Could Forever Change Election Technology 8 April 2010, 12:24 pm
- After Google-China Dust-Up, Cyberwar Emerges as a Threat 8 April 2010, 12:14 pm
- Demand keeps growing for cyber-security workers 2 April 2010, 3:56 pm
- Cyberattacks Are ‘Existential Threat’ to U.S., FBI Says 29 March 2010, 1:33 pm
- Smart meter flaws give hackers power 27 March 2010, 12:07 am
- Laser Security for the Internet 26 March 2010, 12:00 pm
- French police make arrest in hijacking of Obama’s Twitter account 25 March 2010, 8:44 am
- New Research Suggests That Governments May Fake SSL Certificates 24 March 2010, 1:00 pm
- Nano-Based RFID Tag, You’re It 24 March 2010, 11:37 am
- Legislators Propose International Cybercrime Cooperation Laws–With Teeth 24 March 2010, 11:36 am
- Cyber Warriors 22 March 2010, 11:21 am
- Web Sites That Can Take a Punch 21 March 2010, 7:27 am
- Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web Site Illustrates Need for Clearer Cyberwar Policies 21 March 2010, 7:24 am
- Law firms are lucrative targets of cyberscams 20 March 2010, 5:45 am
- FTC to Internet Companies: Start Using SSL 18 March 2010, 2:32 pm
- Software: Running Commentary for Smarter Surveillance? 18 March 2010, 5:46 am
- Lie Detector to Fight Smugglers and Terrorists 18 March 2010, 5:45 am
- Safety Issues Loom as Humanoid Invasion Approaches 16 March 2010, 11:43 am
- Cyber-criminals don’t need technical skills 14 March 2010, 12:07 am
- NC State Research Advances Voice Security Technology 10 March 2010, 11:33 am
- Mapping the Malicious Web 10 March 2010, 11:32 am
- Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing 10 March 2010, 8:24 am
- New “Smart Meters” for Energy Use Put Privacy at Risk 10 March 2010, 7:12 am
- Smart phones will be next targets of cyber-criminals 10 March 2010, 12:07 am
- The Next Secure Hash Algorithm Had Better Be a Good One 8 March 2010, 12:51 pm
- Hunting Mobile Threats in Memory 8 March 2010, 12:51 pm
Social Media:
- Many know Twitter, but few are tweeters 1 May 2010, 12:07 am
- Health agency in England links Facebook to high rate of STDs 25 March 2010, 12:07 am
- Blog Mining 21 March 2010, 7:27 am
- Social media survey finds use in bed, on waking 19 March 2010, 12:07 am
- Elections 2.0: Blogs Begin to Sway German Politics 18 March 2010, 9:56 am
- When tweets can make you a jailbird 16 March 2010, 8:29 pm
- Life and Death of Online Communities 10 March 2010, 11:33 am
Technology:
- Self-Powered Flexible Electronics 1 May 2010, 5:38 am
- History shows HP’s Palm buy can work 30 April 2010, 8:02 am
- ‘Smart’ Cars Steer Towards Safety 28 April 2010, 4:23 pm
- Bizarre Matter Could Find Use in Quantum Computers 26 April 2010, 1:13 pm
- Japan Eyes ‘Mind-Reading’ Devices, Robots by 2020: Report 26 April 2010, 1:12 pm
- Car Steered With Driver’s Eyes 26 April 2010, 1:09 pm
- Schrodinger’s Cash: Minting Quantum Money 23 April 2010, 11:51 am
- Brains, Worms, and Computer Chips Have Striking Similarities 23 April 2010, 11:46 am
- Self-Training Video Analytic Software Developed to Monitor Crowds 21 April 2010, 1:23 pm
- An Artificial Eye on Your Driving 21 April 2010, 1:22 pm
- Invisibility Cloak That Generates Virtual Images Gets Closer to Realization 17 April 2010, 2:06 am
- Look, No Hands: Cars That Drive Better Than You 17 April 2010, 2:05 am
- ‘Mind-Reading’ Brain-Scan Software Showcased in NY 17 April 2010, 2:05 am
- Tech Sector in Hiring Drive 16 April 2010, 11:08 am
- Automobile Control Research Opens Door to New Safety Features 12 April 2010, 12:45 pm
- U.S. Steps Up Probe of Hiring in Tech 12 April 2010, 12:38 pm
- Robotic Undersea Vehicle Draws Power From Ocean 9 April 2010, 4:39 pm
- Augmented Reality Puts the Squeeze Into Virtual Hugs 9 April 2010, 4:38 pm
- New Hiring Formula Values Math Pros 9 April 2010, 4:34 pm
- H.P. Sees a Revolution in Memory Chip 9 April 2010, 4:31 pm
- Paintable Electronics? NIST Studies Spray-On Manufacturing of Transistors 8 April 2010, 12:36 pm
- Bionic Vision Unveils Advanced Prototype Electronic Eyeball 8 April 2010, 12:35 pm
- Playing ‘Pong’ with the Blink of an Eye 3 April 2010, 9:37 am
- Shining a Light on the Past 3 April 2010, 9:37 am
- Researchers Equip Robot Sub with Sensory System Inspired by Blind Fish 3 April 2010, 9:36 am
- FAU’s Harbor Branch Develops Underwater Camera and Sensor Unit for Australian Scientists 2 April 2010, 2:40 pm
- IMEC Team Shows Wireless ‘Thought-to-Text’ Cap 26 March 2010, 11:57 am
- Apple’s iBooks Pricing May Match Amazon’s 26 March 2010, 8:03 am
- Saving Moon Trash: Urine Containers, ‘Space Boots’ and Artifacts Aren’t Just Junk, Argue Archaeologists 18 March 2010, 8:26 am
- Traces of the Past: Computer Algorithm ‘Reads’ Memories 18 March 2010, 5:51 am
- For Smaller Chips, Borrow 18th-Century Tricks 15 March 2010, 5:37 am
- New ‘Hearing’ Maps Are Real Conversation Starters 10 March 2010, 11:34 am
- Printable Sensors to Detect Fingers Without Touching 8 March 2010, 12:52 pm
- ‘Microrings’ Could Nix Wires for Communications in Homes, Offices 8 March 2010, 12:51 pm