The Norwegian Court of Appeal rejected a free passage lawsuit from US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden against the country’s government that would…
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A Voice Cuts Through, and Adds to, the Intrigue of Recent Electoral Cyberattacks…
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BEWARE: Adblock Plus, Created to Protect Users From Ads, Instead Opens the Door…
Adblock Plus, an ad blocker now used on more than 100 million devices, started out as an almost utopian idea a decade ago. Wladimir Palant, a 20-something developer who was annoyed with intrusive ads online…
Real Headline: “Get Ready for Freeways That Ban Human Drivers”
Sure, they lead with the safety argument, but what you’re going to wind up with is something like this–Didn’t pay taxes? “Driving disabled. Would you like to pay overdue taxes, penalties, fees and interest now?”…
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Largest Hack in History: 500M Yahoo Users Private Data Breached…
Yahoo has confirmed a massive data breach affecting at least 500 million accounts. “We have confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014…
@Snowden – “What is #Allo? A Google app that records every message you ever send and makes it available to police upon request”…
The version of Allo rolling out today will store all non-incognito messages by default — a clear change from Google’s earlier statements that the app would only store messages transiently and in non-identifiable form…
Hackers Able To Control Tesla S Systems From Twelve Miles Away…
Reports this week emerged that Chinese white hat hackers discovered a vulnerability in the Tesla S series that allowed an intruder to interfere with the car’s brakes, door locks, dashboard computer screen and other electronically controlled systems in the vehicle…
Make Way for Our Future Overlords: Robots to Take 6 Percent of Jobs by 2021…
Robots are poised to replace interns as the unrewarded and unpaid worker ants of industry. A study by Forrester Research has projected that by 2021, artificial intelligence will be sophisticated enough to push…
FBI Director Again Suggests It’s ‘Sensible’ to Cover Up Your Web Cam…
Taping over or otherwise covering up your computer’s web camera is a “sensible” thing that everyone should do, according to FBI Director James Comey…
The FBI’s Own Watchdog Signs Off on Agents Impersonating Journalists…
A new report from the Justice Department’s inspector general concludes that FBI agents can go undercover and impersonate journalists…
Gawker Media Staff Considering Walkout Following Article Deletions…
Gawker Media employees at sites such as Deadspin and Jezebel are reportedly unhappy with their new owners, Univision, who have deleted several articles involved in ongoing litigation cases…
Facebook Is Collaborating With the Israeli Government to Determine What Should Be Censored…
“The Israeli government and Facebook have agreed to work together to determine how to tackle incitement on the social media network”…
Robert Epstein: Research Proves Google Manipulates Millions to Favor Clinton…
A scientific study I published last year showed that search rankings favoring one candidate can quickly convince undecided voters to vote for that candidate — as many as 80 percent of voters in some demographic groups…
Edward Snowden Makes ‘Moral’ Case for Presidential Pardon…
Edward Snowden has set out the case for Barack Obama granting him a pardon before the US president leaves office in January, arguing that the disclosure of the scale of surveillance…
Two Americans Involved in Hacking of CIA Director Appear in Court…
The US and UK team of hackers broke into the personal accounts of Brennan, Johnson and several other officials and their spouses partially in a search for evidence of aliens…
OPM Hacking Report Says Agency Missed One Set Of Attacks, Spent Little On Cybersecurity…
The twice-hacked Office of Personnel Management has had little to offer but promises of “taking security seriously” and free identity theft protection for the thousands of government employees whose…
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Every Move You Make by James Bamford…
Over eight years, President Barack Obama has created the most intrusive surveillance apparatus in the world. To what end?…
It Took Facebook 2 Weeks To Figure Out The Difference Between War Photography And Kiddie Porn…
Sometimes, things make us uncomfortable. Sometimes, that’s the point. So argues Espen Egil Hansen, the editor-in-chief of Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten, after Facebook temporarily deleted a post…
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After Massive Cable Industry Lobbying And Disinformation Effort, The FCC Is Forced To Weaken Its Cable Box Reform Plan…
Back in February, the FCC approved a new plan to bring some much-needed competition to the old cable box, resulting in better, cheaper, and more open hardware…
Yet Another Tesla Self-Driving Car Crashes Killing Driver…
A man has died after his ‘autopilot’ electric car collided with a tree and burst into flames. And firefighters then took hours to remove the Dutchman’s body from the Tesla over…
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