I’ve watched you check in for a flight and seen your doctor refilling a prescription. I’ve peeked inside corporate networks at reports on faulty rockets. If I wanted, I could’ve even opened a tax return you only shared with your accountant. I found your data because it’s for sale online. Even more terrifying: It’s happening […]
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How Social Media Is Making Us Dumb, Angry and Addicted…
A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why. After a bit of reflection, I realized that it was because I wasn’t distracted by the temptation to check a device every now and then, allowing reading to be the kind of immersive experience I once took for granted. […]
Welcome to Social Government…
How is it that Facebook, who refuses to dox any of the violent Antifa terrorists that use its platform, are happy to give up the personal details of the Facebook user who anonymously uploaded a slowed video of Nancy Pelosi, within minutes, to some rando journalist on the phone? (How do you even call Facebook?) […]
Peter Thiel Slams “Treasonous” Google For Choosing China Over U.S. Military…
During a talk Sunday at the National Conservatism conference in Washington, Peter Thiel, perhaps the most visible tech entrepreneur to back President Donald Trump, earning the eternal enmity of his fellow Silicon Valley denizens (and necessitating a move to LA), had some harsh words for his one-time friends. The billionaire investor singled out Google for […]
KABOOMBOOMBOOM: LAWSUIT CLAIMS JULIAN ASSANGE CONFIRMED DNC EMAILS RECEIVED FROM SETH RICH–NOT A RUSSIAN ANYTHING…
A rather stunning report from Gateway Pundit outlines information contained within a lawsuit filing. The lawsuit, filed by Businessman Ed Butowsky, alleges Wikileaks founder Julian Assange confirmed to Fox News analyst Ellen Ratner that the DNC leaked emails were received from Seth Rich and his brother Aaron. The details contained within the lawsuit filing (full […]
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Facebooks FTC Fine Will Be $5B — Or One Month’s Worth of Revenue…
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reportedly agreed on a $5 billion fine that would settle the FTC’s privacy investigation into the social network. With Facebook having reported $15 billion in revenue last quarter, the $5 billion fine would amount to one month’s worth of revenue. The FTC voted 3-2 to approve the settlement […]
Court Rules in Favor of Pentagon in JEDI Lawsuit…
The Defense Department has triumphed in the eight-month-long U.S. Court of Federal Claims lawsuit filed by Oracle over its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract. On Friday, Senior Judge Eric Bruggink ruled in favor the Defense Department—and Amazon Web Services, which joined the lawsuit as an intervener—stating that Oracle could not meet certain gate […]
How U.S. Tech Giants Are Helping to Build China’s Surveillance State…
AN AMERICAN ORGANIZATION founded by tech giants Google and IBM is working with a company that is helping China’s authoritarian government conduct mass surveillance against its citizens, The Intercept can reveal. The OpenPower Foundation — a nonprofit led by Google and IBM executives with the aim of trying to “drive innovation” — has set up […]
The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to Know…
Silicon Valley. Nestled in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, the Valley is not just a geographical location. It’s an idea. It’s an expression of the urge to digitize all of the information in the world, and to database, track and store that information. And as we are now beginning to learn, […]
Facebook Issues New Policy Saying It’s Acceptable to Post Death Threats Against Me…Yes, Really…
Facebook has issued a new policy update saying it’s acceptable to post death threats and incite violence against me, despite this being a crime in the United Kingdom. No, I’m not joking. A Community Standards update published by Facebook states (emphasis mine); “Do not post: Threats that could lead to death (and other forms of […]
Mass Exodus from Tesla’s Autopilot Team…
Definitely see, Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars. A friend of mine, who happens to be involved with AI research, completely dismissed Musk’s claims that Tesla is anywhere near to having a full self driving capability. And now…Several key members of Tesla’s Autopilot team have left the company together after CEO Elon […]
Google’s ‘Respectful Code’ Policy to Edit Politically Incorrect Terms from Software, Including ‘Trumpssh’…
Google has undertaken a substantial program to ensure its code adheres to standards of political correctness. The “respectful code” policy, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily Caller, applies both to new code, and also includes an initiative to go back and edit old code that may include phrasing or words deemed problematic […]
Google’s Onetime Hired Gun Could Now Be Its Antitrust Nightmare…
When Google needed government sign-off on a 2007 acquisition that would tighten its grip on the digital advertising market, the company turned to antitrust attorney and lobbyist Makan Delrahim to help get the job done. Now, as the Justice Department’s top antitrust enforcer, Delrahim could be the one to undo it all. As U.S. competition […]
Yet Another Clinton Email Drop in FBI Vault…
Yet another Clinton email drop in FBI Vault. Unclear who’s 302 this is but on May 3, 2016 they freely talk about how often they use Bleach Bit and casually mention Cheryl Mills requested a secure delete of laptops. Unreal. cc: @GOPPollAnalyst…
The Sinkhole That Saved the Internet…
It was late afternoon on May 12, 2017. Two exhausted security researchers could barely unpack the events of what had just happened. Marcus Hutchins and Jamie Hankins, who were working from their homes in the U.K. for Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company Kryptos Logic, had just stopped a global cyberattack dead in its tracks. Hours earlier, […]
Is This The Huawei & Chinese Intelligence Smoking Gun?…
Some reports are already calling it the ‘smoking gun’ in the ongoing conflict between Washington and Beijing centered on Chinese telecom giant Huawei, and accusations that it’s tied closely to Chinese military and intelligence, as a way for Beijing to infiltrate and spy on western governments and US companies. Now, a “massive trove” of newly […]
WSJ Exposes Conflicts of Interest Involving Amazon, Pentagon Over $10B JEDI Contract…
Amazon’s surging profits over the past few years have had little to do with the company’s core business of selling stuff – or allowing third parties to sell stuff – on its online marketplace. Instead, Jeff Bezos has built Amazon Web Services into a cloud computing behemoth, allowing tens of thousands of companies to outsource […]
CONFIRMED: Amazon Alexa Keeps Your Data with No Expiration Date, and Shares It Too…
If you have hangups about Amazon and privacy on its smart assistant, Alexa, you’re not alone. Even after Amazon sent answers to a US senator who had questions about how the tech giant retains voice data and transcripts, the lawmaker remains concerned about Alexa’s privacy practices. Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, sent a […]
Firefox’s Hilarious New Tool Trolls Advertisers to Protect Your Privacy…
Advertisers have me pegged as a millennial woman who cares about art, goes to cultural events in New York City, and definitely wants to buy underwear from a bra startup. It’s (mostly) true, and they’ve inferred all of this from my browsing habits. But it doesn’t have to be this way. A new tool released […]
3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Can Guess How You Play Rock, Paper, Scissors…
Losing a limb, either through illness or accident, can present emotional and physical challenges for an amputee, damaging their quality of life. Prosthetic limbs can be very useful but are often expensive and difficult to use. The Biological Systems Engineering Lab at Hiroshima University has developed a new 3D printed prosthetic hand combined with a […]
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