Searching for algorithms
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99% of NASAs portable devices are unencryptedNASA could stand to tighten up the security of its data, according to a report filed with the US House of Representatives Wednesday. Virtually none of the agency's portable devices are encrypted, and 48 of them were lost or stolen between April 2009 and April 2011. One of those was an unencrypted notebook containing algorithms to command and control the International Space Station.
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"Algorithms can have errors": One mans quest to purge horrific pictures from his Google resultsWhen Googling your own business name leads to images of charred human corpses, can anything be done? Ars talks to a Spanish campground owner waging battle against Google's almighty algorithm.
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Voice algorithms spot ParkinsonsThe TEDGlobal conference starts in Edinburgh with an entrepreneur who has come up with a novel diagnosis for Parkinson's disease.
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Kaggle’s algorithms show machines are getting too good at judging humansKaggle, a San Francisco-based startup that hosts data science competitions, has uncovered some disconcerting insights about human behavior in its two-year run. At times, its founders have been rprised by the accuracy of an algorithm, and the competitions continue to evoke controversy.