The 5G technology roll out is not without controversy. All across the globe people—including consumers, parents, scientists, and engineers—are demanding answers about and educating others of the risks of 5G. In fact, nearly 200,000 people from 204 countries have signed an appeal to “stop the deployment of millions of 5G antennas on Earth and 50,000 […]
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40 Privacy Groups Warn That Facial Recognition Is Threatening Democracy…
On Monday, forty organizations signed a letter calling on an independent government watchdog to recommend a ban on U.S. government use of facial recognition technology. The letter was drafted by the digital privacy advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and signed by organizations including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Color of Change, Fight for the […]
Mark Zuckerberg Declares Facebook Is Going to ‘Stand up for free expression’ and Allow People to Post What They Want…
Mark Zuckerberg has declared that Facebook is ‘going to stand up for free expression’ in spite of the fact it will ‘piss off a lot of people’. The controversial CEO, 35, made the claim during a fiery appearance at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah on Friday. Zuckerberg told the audience that Facebook had […]
Soros Goes All in Against Mark Zuckerberg with Trump-Facebook Conspiracy Theory…
Billionaire George Soros is blaming Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg for helping President Trump win the 2016 election – completely ignoring that Trump’s 2016 digital director (and 2020 campaign manager) Brad Parscale simply outmaneuvered Hillary Clinton’s team when it came to social media. “Facebook helped Trump to get elected and I am afraid that it will […]
FBI Probes Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group for ‘Hacking Americans and Government Agencies’ After Jeff Bezos and Facebook Both Accused the Company of Malicious Attacks…
The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American residents and companies as well as suspected intelligence gathering on governments, according to four people familiar with the inquiry. Earlier this month, a security firm contracted by Jeff Bezos implicated NSO in hacking the Amazon CEO’s nude […]
Your Smart Vehicle is Recording Your Every Move…
Recent reports indicate that data gathered by automakers and tech companies could be the next front in the battle over digital privacy. In early January, companies at the CES 2020 displayed their plans for making use of the surprising amounts of data gathered by newer model vehicles. Amazon, Intel, Qualcomm, and Blackberry were among the […]
A Russian “Inspector” Spacecraft Now Appears to Be Shadowing an American Spy Satellite…
Publicly available data suggests that a Russian inspector satellite has shifted its position in orbit to bring it relatively close to a U.S. KH-11 spy satellite. Russia has a number of what it calls “space apparatus inspectors” in orbit, which the U.S. government and others warn the Kremlin could use to gather intelligence on other […]
Compromised 5G: U.S. Intelligence Presented Germany with Huawei Dossier “Smoking Gun”…
Germany’s leading business daily Handelsblatt dropped a Huawei bombshell Wednesday morning which resulted in an immediate vehement denial from the Chinese telecoms giant. “Huawei Technologies has never, and will never, do anything to compromise the security of networks and data of its customers,” the Chinese company insisted in response. The German newspaper claims to have […]
FBI Lied to a Federal Court Regarding Seth Rich by Larry C Johnson…
Thanks to Judicial Watch, a new batch of emails have surfaced that put the FBI in a whole lot of trouble with at least two Federal Judges. Attorney Ty Clevenger made repeated FOIA requests to the FBI for all emails and communications dealing with Seth Rich and his murder. The FBI denied they had any […]
Schools Took Away Students’ Phones, Now They’re Treating Separation Anxiety…
Before class each day, a high-school teacher in Indianapolis grabs a clear plastic bag and fastens it to her waist with a ribbon. The homemade pouch is a repository for phones that are either confiscated or handed over voluntarily by students who don’t want to be tempted to tap or swipe during class. She calls […]
Interpol Arrests 3 Indonesian Credit Card Hackers for Magecart Attacks…
The Indonesian National Police in a joint press conference with Interpol and cybersecurity firm Group-IB earlier today announced the arrest of three Magecart-style Indonesian hackers who had compromised hundreds of international e-commerce websites and stolen payment card details of their online shoppers. Dubbed ‘Operation Night Fury,’ the investigation was led by Interpol’s ASEAN Cyber Capability […]
Russian Pleads Guilty to Running ‘CardPlanet’ to Sell Stolen Credit Cards…
Aleksei Burkov, a 29-year-old Russian hacker, on Thursday pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges for running two illegal websites that helped cyber criminals commit more than $20 million in credit card fraud. The first website Burkov operated was an online marketplace for buying and selling stolen credit card and debit card numbers—called Cardplanet—which roughly hosted […]
Assange’s Solitary Confinement Ends Following Pressure from Lawyers and Fellow Prisoners…
Assange’s forced isolation and lack of access to proper medical care in Belmarsh prison has been heavily criticised by the UN expert on torture, as well as by dozens of medical professionals who have demanded that he be transferred to a proper teaching hospital for examination. Prison authorities have removed Julian Assange from solitary confinement […]
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Four Tech Firms Sue Facebook for Running ‘the most brazen anti-competitive scheme in a generation’…
Four tech firms are suing Facebook for running a ‘brazen’ and ‘anti-competitive scheme’ which they say is the worst in a ‘generation’ and are demanding that Mark Zuckerberg give up his stake in the company. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco on Thursday by Cir.cl, Beehive Biometric, Reveal Chat and Lenddo. Cir.cl and Beehive […]
Healthier Looking Julian Assange Filmed Briefly Emerging from Solitary Confinement…
On Monday WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was seen in rare footage captured by news crews scrambling to get a view of him leaving Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a high secure police van. He appeared pale and frail, but according to eyewitnesses present in the court during his brief preliminary extradition hearing he looked much healthier […]
Update Your WhatsApp Now!…
Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday warned users to upgrade the application to plug a security hole reported by Financial Times, that allowed for the injection of very sophisticated malware that could be used to spy on journalists, activists, and others. WhatsApp said it released an update to fix the latest vulnerability in the messaging app, used […]
New Cybersecurity Rules Give Regime Control of Data Outside China…
The U.S. government is “very concerned” about China’s new cybersecurity measures that put American companies at risk of losing sensitive data. Beijing enacted in October 2019 a cryptography law that came into effect on Jan. 1. The new legislation, combined with comprehensive cybersecurity measures China has been passing in the past several years, creates a […]
Update Windows 10 Immediately to Patch a Flaw Discovered by the NSA…
After Adobe today releases its first Patch Tuesday updates for 2020, Microsoft has now also published its January security advisories warning billions of users of 49 new vulnerabilities in its various products. What’s so special about the latest Patch Tuesday is that one of the updates fixes a serious flaw in the core cryptographic component […]
Full Measure: I Spy…
We begin with an examination of one of the worst abuses of government power that could happen in our society. Illegal spying on U.S. citizens. Amid findings about egregious violations by our intelligence community, there’s a criminal investigation. And the court that approves surveillance on U.S. citizens has instructed the FBI to implement new safeguards […]
23andMe Signs Deal with Drug Firm to Make Treatments for Psoriasis, Lupus and Crohn’s Out of an Antibody it Created Using its Customers’ DNA…
DNA testing firm 23andMe has handed over the licence to an antibody it has created using customers’ genetic data to develop drugs for skin conditions. Spanish drugmaker Almirall has bought the rights to turn the protein into viable anti-inflammatory medication for patients around the world. The deal marks the first time genetic information collected by […]
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