Federal investigators are examining whether far-right news sites played any role last year in a Russian cyber operation that dramatically widened the reach of news stories — some fictional — that favored Donald Trump’s presidential bid, two people familiar with the inquiry say. Operatives for Russia appear to have strategically timed the computer commands, known […]
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Who Knew?: The Hangover Heaven Bus That Cures Hangovers in 45 Minutes…
Next time you’re in Las Vegas and you party just a tad too hard, the Hangover Heaven Bus will roll in and save your entire vacation. In 45 minutes, the staff can cure your hangover. Hallelujah. The bus parks at various spots around the strip, and you can board the bus and choose from one […]
The FBI Has Been Slowed by Prosecutors in Probe of Russian Intel Leaks…
The FBI has been slowed by federal prosecutors in its efforts to determine who leaked sensitive surveillance intelligence, creating growing frustration on Capitol Hill that the lone evidence of criminality to emerge to date in the Russia counterintelligence probe has yet to be pursued. FBI officials told congressional leaders that, as of the middle of […]
Key Democratic Officials Now Warning Base Not to Expect Evidence of Trump/Russia Collusion…
From MSNBC politics shows to town hall meetings across the country, the overarching issue for the Democratic Party’s base since Trump’s victory has been Russia, often suffocating attention for other issues. This fixation has persisted even though it has no chance to sink the Trump presidency unless it is proven that high levels of the […]
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Dianne Feinstein Discovers Its Not ‘Just’ Metadata…
Over the course of years of defending the NSA’s bulk metadata programs, Dianne Feinstein made a series of statements to suggest that massive collection of metadata — including aspiring to collect the phone records of every American — was no big deal because it didn’t include content. But it appears Senator Feinstein no longer believes […]
Russian Bank Tells DOJ Mysterious Trump Computer Connections May Have Been Hacker Hoax…
A Russian bank has reported to U.S. authorities that mysterious communications resumed recently between one of its computers and an email server tied to President Trump’s business empire, and it has developed evidence the new activity may be the work of a hacker trying to create a political hoax, Circa has learned. Alfa Bank is […]
Have No Fear, the Russian Boogieman Misinformation Campaign in the U.S. Continues…
Man alive. The propaganda machine in the the United States is working overdrive and you, my friends, are the target. Russia is bad, America is good. That’s all you need to know. Several headlines caught my eye today. Wow. Those Russians are busy creatures. But then I took a look at the actual indictment. Let […]
Senate Intel Leaders: No Evidence Trump Tower Was Wiretapped…
The chairman and vice chair of the Senate intelligence committee said they have seen no evidence that Trump Tower was wiretapped before or after the 2016 election. “Based on the information available to us, we see no indication that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the United States government either […]
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The Media, Obama and the Deep State Connections…
Whenever the media loses control over a powerful term, be it “fake news” or “deep state,” they react with infantile rage, and immediately demand cessation of the term in its “unapproved” use. As part of that process, they attempt to restrict its historical application to some definition that delimits its use against their ideological interest. […]
U.S. Charges Two Russian Spies & Two Hackers for Hacking 500M Yahoo Accounts…
The 2014 Yahoo hack disclosed late last year that compromised over 500 million Yahoo user accounts was believed to be carried out by a state-sponsored hacking group. Now, two Russian intelligence officers and two criminal hackers have been charged by the US government in connection with the 2014 Yahoo hack that compromised about 500 million […]
Australian Woman’s Headphones Catch Fire on Plane…
A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said on Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight. The passenger was listening to music on her own battery-operated headphones as she dozed about two hours into the trip from Beijing to Melbourne […]
High-Profile Twitter Accounts Overrun with Swastikas…
Last night, a swath of Twitter accounts with large followings—including Duke University, BBC North America, Forbes, and Amnesty International—tweeted out the same message, in Turkish, that included a swastika and hashtags that translate to “Nazi Germany, Nazi Holland.” The hacked accounts, which apparently stem from increasing vitriol between Turkey and Holland, appear…
How One Photo Could Have Hacked Your WhatsApp and Telegram Accounts…
Next time when someone sends you a photo of a cute cat or a hot chick on WhatsApp or Telegram then be careful before you click on the image to view — it might hack your account within seconds. A new security vulnerability has recently been patched by two popular end-to-end encrypted messaging services — […]
Worldwide Solar Power Growth Increased by 50 Percent in 2016…
New reports from SolarPower Europe show that solar power had a very good year last year. Worldwide, installed solar power capacity grew by an amazing 50 percent in 2016, with a the largest growth occurring in the U.S. and China. The total amount of solar capacity added last year was more than 76 gigawatts (GW), […]
SICK: ‘Smart Vibrator’ Maker Ordered to Pay Out C$4M for Tracking Users’ Sexual Activity…
Sex toy maker We-Vibe has agreed to pay customers up to C$10,000 (£6,120) each after shipping a “smart vibrator” which tracked owners’ use without their knowledge. Following a class-action lawsuit in an Illinois federal court, We-Vibe’s parent company Standard Innovation has been ordered to pay a total of C$4m to owners, with those who used […]
Former Dem Rep Comes to Trump’s Defense on Wiretap Claim: Obama Admin Did The Same Thing to Me…
Former Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Monday that people shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss President Trump’s claim of being wiretapped. The reason? It happened to him. In an interview with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly on Monday, Kucinich recalled how a phone call from a foreign leader to his congressional office was tapped in 2011—a […]
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Rand Paul Is Right: NSA Routinely Monitors Americans’ Communications Without Warrants by Glenn Greenwald…
On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Sen. Rand Paul was asked about President Trump’s accusation that President Obama ordered the NSA to wiretap his calls. The Kentucky senator expressed skepticism about the mechanics of Trump’s specific charge, saying: “I doubt that Trump was a target directly of any kind of eavesdropping.” But he then made a […]
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I Invented the Web. Here Are Three Things We Need to Change to Save It by Tim Berners-Lee…
Today marks 28 years since I submitted my original proposal for the worldwide web. I imagined the web as an open platform that would allow everyone, everywhere to share information, access opportunities, and collaborate across geographic and cultural boundaries. In many ways, the web has lived up to this vision, though it has been a […]
Scrutiny Intensifies on the Warrantless Collection of Americans’ Communications…
Civil Liberties advocates call for more transparency around a controversial foreign surveillance law that Congress must decide whether to reauthorize this year. The controversy around the communications between Donald Trump’s associates and Russian officials before he became president is highlighting something civil liberties advocates particularly dislike about the government’s…
DOJ Asks for More Time to Address Trump’s Wiretapping Claim…
The Justice Department is asking the House Intelligence Committee for more time to respond to a request intended to clear up President Donald Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower in the run-up to the 2016 election. The intelligence panel had asked the department to respond by Monday to a request for information […]
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