On Wednesday, a federal judge in Seattle allowed Microsoft’s lawsuit against the government to go forward. US District Judge James Robart ruled that the company does, in fact, have standing to sue the Department of Justice on behalf of its customers. Microsoft’s case has drawn support from a number of major tech companies, including Apple, […]
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DOJ Indicts Former NSA Contractor…
After David Petraeus shared notebooks full of code word intelligence with his girlfriend (and boxes of other classified information), then lied about it to the FBI, the government let Petraeus off with two years of probation. DOJ just indicted Hal Martin — the Booz Allen contractor who allegedly stole terabytes of NSA information — with […]
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A Billion Dollars of Federally Funded Paranoia…
The Senate report laid out a cavalcade of fusion-center snafus. The New York Times summarized one case: “An Illinois [fusion] center reported that Russian hackers had broken into the computer system of a local water district in Springfield and sent computer commands that triggered a water pump to burn out. But it turned out that […]
Actual Hacking: Every Reporter Needs To Understand Sharyl Attkisson’s Case Against The US Government…
Sharyl Attkisson was a star investigative reporter for CBS News. After two decades at the network, she resigned on March 10, 2014. Among the controversial stories she covered: the Fast and Furious gun-walking program, in which the government “purposely allowed licensed firearms dealers to sell weapons to illegal straw buyers, hoping to track the guns […]
War on Whistleblowers: Legal Swindle…
You’ve probably heard of the government’s, “War on Whistleblowers.” It refers to heavy-handed efforts to discourage insiders from exposing waste, fraud, discrimination and other bad practices. But what you probably didn’t know is that these vendettas against truth-tellers are routinely funded with your tax dollars. You might call it a “Legal Swindle”. To explain how […]
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And You Thought You Were Enjoying a TV Show in Privacy: Vizio Smart TVs Tracked Viewers Around the Clock Without Consent…
Vizio, one of the world’s biggest makers of Smart TVs, is paying $2.2 million to settle charges that it collected viewing habits from 11 million devices without the knowledge or consent of the people watching them. According to a complaint filed Monday by the US Federal Trade Commission, Internet-connected TVs from Vizio contained ACR—short for […]
Inside Amazon’s Robot-Run Supermarket. Employs Just 3 Human Beings…
If you’re a robot stealing somebody’s job, it’s best to stay hidden. That’s what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appears to be thinking, as his Seattle-based web giant has contemplated a two-story, automated grocery store in which a staff of robots on the floor upstairs grabs and bags items for shoppers below…
Midnight “Release” Again – 178 Page FBI Clinton Email Document Release With Interesting Content…
Internet researcher Katica has again discovered the FBI quietly, and without explanation, just released another batch of documents from the “ongoing” FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email use and classified information. This is release #6, and interestingly this release is titled “part 06 of 06” so there might not be any more. However, this batch […]
Another Ransomware Attack Shuts Down an Entire County’s Government…
Last week, all of Licking County’s government offices were completely shut down by ransomware, a type of malicious software created to obstruct access to an online network until the victims cough up a certain amount of cash. The ransomware even shut down the network of the county’s police force…
House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Committee Members Compromised by Rogue IT Staff…
Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computers without permission…
Breathtaking Footage of Northern Lights at 36k Feet (VIDEO)…
Footage of the Northern Lights as captured onboard an Air Canada flight has been posted online, showing off the sheer beauty of the natural light display. Also known as the Aurora Borealis, the footage was shot by photographer Nathan Starzynski while flying between Southeastern Alberta and Winnipeg in Canada during a flight Tuesday…
Uber Developing Flying Cars…
In 2010, an advanced aircraft engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center named Mark Moore published a white paper outlining the feasibility of electric aircrafts that could take off and land like helicopters but were smaller and quieter. The vehicles would be capable of providing a speedy alternative to the dreary morning commute…
‘A Great Thing’: Hackers Take Down Fifth of Dark Web, Post User Data Online…
A hacking group allied with Anonymous has infiltrated and shut down the servers of Freedom Hosting II, a Tor web host favored by creators and distributors of child pornography – however, a cybersecurity expert has told Sputnik law enforcement agencies may attempt to crack down on hackers as a result…
Indian Police Unearths $550 Million ‘Pay Per Click’ Internet Scam…
Masterminded by a 26 year old tech graduate, the scam mainly involved collecting subscription fees from users who were offered handsome payment for clicking on URLs or liking web pages specified by the company…
‘Fake News’ Campaign Nothing Else But ‘Filtering Out Uncomfortable Opinions’…
The head of the German Permanent Conference of Social-Legal Mass Media, Maren Müller, revealed in an interview with Sputnik Germany how her organization struggles with biased coverage of events in the media and shared her attitude toward the recent “fake news” initiatives…
Shell To Start Installing Electric Vehicle Chargers at its Gas Stations…
In a future where the world’s car fleet is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles, gas stations will be forcefully downgraded to simple convenience stores and consequently, they will lose a significant revenue stream brought in by people stopping for gas but buying something at the convenience store…
What Is a Dem to Do?: Study Finds Fake News Had No Effect on 2016 Election Results…
As social media sites like Facebook and Snapchat move to eliminate “fake news” reports from their sites, researchers from Stanford and New York Universities say Americans can be sure of one thing: the phenomenon did not affect the results of the presidential election…
More Than 2,000 Tech Executives Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Muslim Ban…
The tech world, specifically in NYC, is not putting up with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on immigration, which bars people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. On Monday, more than 400 leading executives and investors signed an open letter to President Trump detailing the long-term humanitarian and economical damage…
Facebook Ordered to Pay $500M in Damages over VR Suit…
Facebook’s Oculus lost a case against game maker ZeniMax, leaving the tech company on the hook for $500 million. A jury ordered Facebook to pay $500 million in damages to ZeniMax due to theft of intellectual property on Wednesday. Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin that she was “disappointed in certain elements of the […]
UK’s Online Supermarket, Ocado, Is Developing Robot Hands that Won’t Bruise Banana’s…
The UK’s online supermarket, Ocado Ltd, has plans to test a new robotic arm for picking and packing groceries in some of its warehouses the company announced today. A grasping robot arm dexterous enough not to bruise bananas, crack eggs or fumble when it picks up a sack of citrus could allow e-groceries like Ocado […]
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