Later this summer, physicists at the Argonne and Fermi national laboratories will exchange quantum information across 30 miles of optical fiber running beneath the suburbs of Chicago. One lab will generate a pair of entangled photons—particles that have identical states and are linked in such a way that what happens to one happens to the […]
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Drones from China Company Cause Spying Concerns…
Drones being used around the country to enforce coronavirus lockdowns were donated by a company with ties to the Chinese government, raising concerns that the nation many blame for allowing the virus to become a pandemic has sneaked a powerful espionage tool into the skies above its economic rival. Drones from Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) […]
UNFRIGGINBELIEVABLE: Facebook Wuhan Coronavirus ‘Fact Checker’ Worked with Wuhan Virus Lab…
Facebook is relying on a “fact checker” that uses “expert opinion” from a researcher who conducted projects with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the biolab next to the wet market in Wuhan where the Chinese virus originated. An article from the “expert,” Danielle E. Anderson, an assistant professor at Duke-NUS medical school, was used by […]
Facebook’s Digital Currency Project Just Got a Lot Less Audacious…
Remember Libra, Facebook’s plan to create a global digital currency? Unveiled last June, it was immediately met with resistance from policymakers and central bankers around the world. So, the team went back to the drawing board, and today it re-emerged with a new vision—one that is a lot less audacious than the original. Here are […]
U.S. Senator Says Apple, Google Need to Show Contact Tracing Will Not Violate Privacy…
Smartphone software makers Alphabet’s Google and Apple will have to convince the public that any apps to help track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus will not lead to a violation of their privacy, Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday. “Apple and Google have a lot of work to do to convince a […]
Inside China’s Huawei D.C. Influence Campaign…
Former Florida congressman Cliff Stearns once spearheaded Congress’s response to the risks that plague the nation’s information infrastructure, using his influence to warn Americans about the “increased possibility of a devastating cyberattack.” Now, he is among the growing number of former U.S. cyber and national security officials who have worked for a Chinese tech giant […]
China’s Tech Totalitarianism…
The media tell us China “beat coronavirus.” I don’t believe it. The Chinese government lies. AEI’s Derrek Scissors argues that they’ve underreported the number of COVID-19 cases by millions. Still, it’s possible that China has the virus under control. But at what cost Most of us in America now practice “social distancing.” I’ve barely left […]
Amazon Is Placing New Online Grocery Customers on a Waiting List…
Amazon is placing new grocery delivery customers on a waitlist as it pushes social distancing and grapples with the onslaught of digital orders placed during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The e-commerce giant is focusing on orders placed by existing Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market delivery customers, for the time being, the company said in […]
Snowden: Governments Using Pandemic to Build “Architecture of Oppression” Surveillance…
In addition to quarantines and lockdowns, some governments like those in China, Taiwan, and South Korea have been using a surveillance strategy called “contact tracing” to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. While each country’s contact tracing program has slight variations, all of them are essentially cell phone apps that keep a running record […]
Sergeant-At-Arms Tells Senators to Stop Using Zoom…
The U.S. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms has reportedly advised members to cease the use of video conferencing app Zoom following a number of security issues being made public in recent weeks. The New York City Department of Education, Google, and the Taiwanese government have all banned the use of Zoom. The Financial Times reports that U.S. Senators […]
7 Ways Hackers and Scammers Are Exploiting Coronavirus Panic…
In our previous stories, you might have already read about various campaigns warning how threat actors are capitalizing on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to infect your computers and mobile devices with malware or scam you out of your money. Unfortunately, to some extent, it’s working, and that’s because the attack surface is […]
Feds Move to Block China-Owned Telecom Service from Operating in U.S…
The Justice Department and other executive branch agencies recommended Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke and terminate China Telecom Corp.’s authorizations to provide international telecommunication services to and from the U.S. “Today, more than ever, the life of the nation and its people runs on our telecommunications networks,” said John C. Demers, assistant…
Secure Remote Working During COVID-19 — Checklist for CISOs…
Coronavirus crisis introduces a heavy burden on the CISOs with the collective impact of a mass transition to working remotely coupled with a surge of cyberattacks that strive to monetize the general chaos. Security vendors, unintendedly, contribute to this burden by a relentless generation of noise in the form of attack reports, best practices, tips, […]
Zoom Caught in Cybersecurity Debate — Here’s Everything You Need to Know…
Over the past few weeks, the use of Zoom video conferencing software has exploded ever since it emerged the platform of choice to host everything from cabinet meetings to yoga classes amidst the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and work from home became the new normal. The app has skyrocketed to 200 million daily users from an […]
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Twitter CEO’s $1B Coronavirus Relief Comes from Square Stake…
Jack Dorsey, the Square and Twitter CEO, plans to donate $1 billion of his equity in Square to create a COVID-19 relief fund that will contribute to other causes once the coronavirus pandemic passes. After the pandemic is over, his fund, #startsmall LLC, will give money toward cause such as universal basic income and girls’ […]
You Are Being Tracked… More Than Ever Before…
The United States government has rolled out incredibly totalitarian measures that amount to human rights violations in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Unfortunately, long after this pandemic is a distance memory, the authoritarian controls will still be in place. Local governments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Unleashes Unprecedented Number of Online Scams…
Coronavirus has inspired an unprecedented number of online scams targeting people and businesses – and researchers say the wave of attacks is just getting started. The massive volume of cybercriminal activity reflects the overwhelming scope of the pandemic, which has upended every aspect of daily life across the world — from how people seek medical […]
Kansas Dept of Health Using Cell Phone GPS Tracking to Monitor Coronavirus Compliance…
Comrades, again we note – our voluntary transponder devices (cell phone, FitBit etc) are being used by government officials to monitor our ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus compliance. It only takes one slight flip of the government switch, or a carefully worded executive order, to turn that innocuous data into a personal penalty (civil fine). If you choose […]
‘Slaughtered on the chopping board’: Huawei Sees Mortal Danger from New Trump Regulation…
An impending U.S. regulation targeting Huawei could pose a mortal threat to the Chinese telecommunications giant and trigger historic economic clashes between Washington and Beijing, according to a senior executive. “I don’t think the Chinese government will just watch and let Huawei be slaughtered on a chopping board,” Huawei rotating chairman Eric Xu told reporters […]
NY Health Care Executive Fired Over Posts on Coronavirus and Trump Supporters…
A New York health system executive has been fired after a Facebook post suggesting supporters of President Trump should “pledge to give up their ventilators for someone else” amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an exchange first flagged by Republican strategist Michael Caputo, Laura Krolczyk, vice president for external affairs at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center […]
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