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FUD: a plea for intolerance

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Relying on dubious claims can cause researchers to focus on the wrong questions and organizations to misdirect security spending.

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        cover image Communications of the ACM
        Communications of the ACM  Volume 57, Issue 6
        June 2014
        103 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/2602695
        • Editor:
        • Moshe Y. Vardi
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