The computer engineer fired by Google for writing a memo in which he slammed the company’s anti-conservative culture and said women are less suited to certain roles in tech and leadership, is considering taking legal action against the company. As a reminder, now former Google employee James Damore, caused outrage when he circulated a manifesto…
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Grassley Seeks Immigration Files for Pakistani Suspects in House IT Probe…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has requested copies of immigration files for the six Pakistani suspects in the House IT scandal, who allegedly stole equipment from Congress and accessed computers without permission. Grassley is seeking more information on Imran Awan, his wife, his two brothers and two of his close friends in connection…
Google Fires Author of “Outrageous” Memo Slamming Company’s Anti-Conservative Culture…
Yesterday we reported that a 10-page document penned by an unnamed Google engineer titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” which criticized the company’s “left-leaning”, “anti-conservative” culture and called for replacing Google’s diversity initiatives with policies that encourage “ideological diversity” instead, led to angry outrage among fellow Google employees and Silicon Valley liberals. The document, published in […]
HBO Hackers Leak Top Executive’s Emails…
The release of a month’s worth of the executive’s inbox is the first indication that HBO’s emails have been penetrated, at least partially. The hacker or hackers behind the HBO data breach have posted online a publicly accessible link to a cache of internal documents, including a script summary of an upcoming Game of Thrones […]
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iPhone Maker Says It’s Building a Multi-Billion-Dollar Facility in Michigan…
Taiwan’s Foxconn, one of Apple’s primary iPhone makers, will open a multibillion-dollar research and development plant in Michigan, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday. That makes the second politically critical state to receive such a commitment from the multinational — which is sure to be seen by many as a gargantuan political success…
A ‘Defiant’ Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought To Keep From Police Was Awan’s, Not Hers…
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz never actually saw the computer she fought to block the Capitol Police from examining as evidence in a criminal case against her IT aide by saying it was hers, she told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Thursday. She threatened “consequences” on May 18 for the chief of the Capitol Police unless the […]
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?…
One day last summer, around noon, I called Athena, a 13-year-old who lives in Houston, Texas. She answered her phone—she’s had an iPhone since she was 11—sounding as if she’d just woken up. We chatted about her favorite songs and TV shows, and I asked her what she likes to do with her friends. “We […]
Verizon’s Latest Rewards Program Shares Gobs of Your Data…
Verizon has just fired up a new rewards program, but you might want to hold off if you’re concerned about your privacy. Brandon Robbins and other customers have noticed that enlisting in Up requires enrolling in a Verizon Selects personalized advertising program that tracks an extensive range of voluntary and automatic data: it’ll supply…
Rabbit Ears Are Back!!!…
About 70 years after TV antennas were invented, rabbit ears are slowly making their way back into the homes of millennials, many of whom are shocked to find broadcast television is accessible for free. While much is made about ‘cordcutters’ and the growth of online streaming services like Netflix or Hulu, antenna sales in the […]
Google Deliberately Confuses Its Employees, Fed Says
The Department of Labor’s increasingly heated dispute with Google over a gender pay gap began, innocently enough, with a routine audit. As a federal contractor, Google must comply with the US government’s nondiscrimination and affirmative action statutes. In 2015, Google’s number randomly came up for inspection by the Office of Federal Contractor…
This Is How CIA Disables Security Cameras During Hollywood-Style Operations…
In last 20 years, we have seen hundreds of caper/heist movies where spies or bank robbers hijack surveillance cameras of secure premises to either stop recording or set up an endless loop for covert operations without leaving any evidence. Whenever I see such scenes in a movie, I wonder and ask myself: Does this happen […]
What if Some Spies Are Bad Guys? by Andrew Napolitano…
What if the federal government captures in real time the contents of every telephone call, email and text message and all the fiber-optic data generated by every person and entity in the United States 24/7/365? What if this mass surveillance was never authorized by any federal law? What if this mass surveillance has come about […]
Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in U.S. after Def Con…
On Wednesday, US authorities detained a researcher who goes by the handle MalwareTech, best known for stopping the spread of the WannaCry ransomware virus. In May, WannaCry infected hospitals in the UK, a Spanish telecommunications company, and other targets in Russia, Turkey, Germany, Vietnam, and more. Marcus Hutchins, a researcher from cybersecurity…
Top Lawmaker Pushes Trump Admin to Freeze Pakistani Assets Tied to IT Breach Scandal…
A leading lawmaker on the House oversight committee is urging the Trump administration to pursue a court order freezing recent wire transfers to Pakistan made by Democratic IT staffers who are accused of stealing computer equipment from House lawmakers’ offices and penetrating internal congressional networks, the Washington Free Beacon has learned…
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Seymour Hersh: “RussiaGate Is A CIA-Planted Lie, Revenge Against Trump”…
Seymour Hersh Discusses WikiLeaks and Seth Rich (AUDIO)…
All I know is that he (Seth) offered a sample, an extensive sample, you know I’m sure dozens of email and said “I want money”. Then later Wikileaks did get the password, he had a Dropbox, a protected Dropbox, which isn’t hard to do, I mean you don’t have to be a wizard IT, you […]
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‘Apple’s Silence in China Sets a Dangerous Precedent’…
Dangerous precedent? I think it’s more of a dangerous precedent du jour. Apple blocks apps for the Chinese regime. Yes, that’s bad. But Cisco built China’s god damned Great Firewall in the first place! In mentioning Apple’s, “Dangerous Precedent,” this New York Times article doesn’t mention Cisco at all. I’m definitely not defending Apple—their…
Google’s New Program to Track Shoppers Sparks a Federal Privacy Complaint…
A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties consumers’ online behavior to their purchases in brick-and-mortar stores. The legal complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, to be filed with the FTC on Monday, alleges that Google is newly gaining access…
Facebook Is Building a Digital Facreprint Library Using Photo’s Uploaded by Users…
When Chicago resident Carlo Licata joined Facebook in 2009, he did what the 390 million other users of the world’s largest social network had already done: He posted photos of himself and friends, tagging the images with names. But what Licata, now 34, didn’t know was that every time he was tagged, Facebook stored his […]
Hawaii Passes Law Targeting ‘Smartphone Zombies’…
A ban on pedestrians looking at mobile phones or texting while crossing the street will take effect in Hawaii’s largest city in late October, as Honolulu becomes the first major U.S. city to pass legislation aimed at reducing injuries and deaths from “distracted walking.” The ban comes as cities around the world grapple with how […]
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