A privacy group is suing the NYPD for documents related to their secretive and unregulated facial recognition program. They say the technology can misidentify people, causing innocent people to be investigated or arrested. The Center on Privacy & Technology (CPT), a university think tank at Georgetown Law, announced Tuesday that it filed a Freedom of […]
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Reined-In N.S.A. Still Collected 151 Million Phone Records in ’16…
The National Security Agency vacuumed up more than 151 million records about Americans’ phone calls last year via a new system that Congress created to end the agency’s once-secret program that collected domestic calling records in bulk, a report disclosed Tuesday. Although the number is large on its face, it nonetheless represents a massive reduction […]
Former Facebook Exec: “They’re Lying Through Their Teeth”…
For two years I was charged with turning Facebook data into money, by any legal means. If you browse the internet or buy items in physical stores, and then see ads related to those purchases on Facebook, blame me. I helped create the first versions of that, way back in 2012. The ethics of Facebook’s […]
BEWARE: Monsanto Accused of Hiring Army of Trolls to Silence Online Dissent…
Biotech giant Monsanto is being accused of hiring, through third parties, an army of Internet trolls to counter negative comments, while citing positive “ghost-written” pseudo-scientific reports which downplay the potential risks of their products. The documents emerged during pre-trials on 50 lawsuits against Monsanto which were pending in the US District Court in San Francisco…
U.S. Researchers Eliminates HIV Infection in ‘Humanized’ Mice…
U.S. researchers said Monday they have successfully removed HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals using a gene-editing tool, giving scientists a boost in confidence to eventually eliminate the AIDS virus infection in human patients. In a new study published in the journal Molecular Therapy, researchers at Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh […]
Creator of Fake News List Speaks: The Truth About Fake News (PODCAST)…
Chris Martenson: Okay. Great. So this list. First, what made one necessary, in your mind? Melissa Zimdars: So, it wasn’t actually supposed to be a list originally. This all started as media literacy exercise in my Intro to Mass Communication course. I felt like my students were having a difficult time determining the credibility of […]
Amazon Launches Surveillance System, Calls it “A Hands-Free Camera and Style Assistant”…
Hey all you dumbshits who expose SMB to the Internet on unpatched Windows boxes: Your new, “hands-free camera and style assistant” is here. *wink* *wink*…
Facebook Conducted Research to Target Emotionally Vulnerable and Insecure Youth…
FACEBOOK has come under fire over revelations it is targeting potentially vulnerable youths who “need a confidence boost” to facilitate predatory advertising practices. The allegation was revealed this morning by The Australian which obtained internal documents from the social media giant which reportedly show how Facebook can exploit the moods and insecurities of teenagers using […]
This Is Crazy: After Challenging Red Light Cameras, Oregon Man Fined $500 for Practicing Engineering Without a License…
When Mats Järlström’s wife got snagged by one of Oregon’s red light cameras in 2013, he challenged the ticket by questioning the timing of the yellow lights at intersections where cameras had been installed. Since then, his research into red light cameras has earned him attention in local and national media—in 2014, he presented his […]
Busted in Barcelona: Meet RussiaGate’s John Dean…
Russian Peter Levashov would have fared better if his wife was a gangster’s moll, who knew when to keep her mouth shut. Instead, she’s a socialite in St. Petersburg, Russia, who told journalists her hacker hubby was busted for “creating a virus linked to Trump winning the election.” Almost immediately The New York Times began […]
N.S.A. Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign Targets…
The National Security Agency has halted one of the most disputed practices of its warrantless wiretapping program: collecting Americans’ emails and texts to and from people overseas that mention foreigners targeted for surveillance, according to officials familiar with the matter. National security officials have argued that such surveillance is lawful and helpful in identifying…
iPhones Are iSpies (VIDEO)…
Most of us carry smartphones and watch web-enabled TVs without much thought. But the revelations found in Wikileaks’ “Vault 7” release warn that we should consider the sinister capabilities that such devices could lend to those who might abuse them. Since launching in 2006, Wikileaks has reportedly released over 10 million documents, including controversial disclosures […]
NSA Blimp Spied in the United States…
To residents of Maryland, catching an occasional glimpse of a huge white blimp floating in the sky is not unusual. For more than a decade, the military has used the state as a proving ground for new airships destined for Afghanistan or Iraq. But less known is that the test flights have sometimes served a […]
Filmmaker Learns Why She Endured Airport Shakedowns for Years…
Laura Poitras’ travel nightmare began more than a decade ago when the award-winning filmmaker started getting detained at airports every time she tried to set foot back in the United States. She was stopped without explanation more than 50 times on foreign travel, and dozens more times on domestic trips, before the extra searches suddenly […]
Comey Confirmed U.S. Does Not Know Russia Provided DNC/Podesta Emails to WikiLeaks…
In congressional testimony FBI Director Comey slips out that US intelligence does not know how Russia passed on stolen emails to Wikileaks, revealing that the entire Russiagate scandal is based on guesses…
CONFIRMED: John Brennan Colluded with Foreign Spies to Defeat Trump…
An article in the Guardian last week provides more confirmation that John Brennan was the American progenitor of political espionage aimed at defeating Donald Trump. One side did collude with foreign powers to tip the election — Hillary’s. Seeking to retain his position as CIA director under Hillary, Brennan teamed up with British spies and […]
Meet FlexiSpy, The Company Getting Rich Selling ‘Stalkerware’ to Jealous Lovers…
Atir Raihan likes to flash his cash. Bald, bulky Raihan poses in personal photos with fine wine and cheese next to his grey feathered fedora. In another, he parties with semi-naked escorts in a nightclub while sipping liquor. A white powder and a crumpled note appear in a third. Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, New York: […]
Is It Time to Break Up Google?…
In just 10 years, the world’s five largest companies by market capitalization have all changed, save for one: Microsoft. Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Citigroup and Shell Oil are out and Apple, Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Amazon and Facebook have taken their place. They’re all tech companies, and each dominates its corner of the […]
Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election…
The day before he upended the 2016 election, James B. Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, summoned agents and lawyers to his conference room. They had been debating all day, and it was time for a decision. Mr. Comey’s plan was to tell Congress that the F.B.I. had received new evidence and […]
Yes, Kids, Cookie Monster Is a Psyop…
Sesame Street was created by veteran officers of the US Army’s Psychological Warfare Office with the goal of blunting the force of social-justice radicalism in the United States by promoting the liberal ideology that oppression not a structural economic injustice, but a matter of poor individual character or bad social skills. In a 1970’s state-directed […]
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