A Vancouver judge on Tuesday ruled that an executive of a Chinese tech firm accused of violating U.S. sanctions with Iran will be granted bail, according to media reports. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested on Dec. 1 in Canada at the request of the U.S. As a condition of her bail she will have […]
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Jim Jordan Questions Google CEO About Specific Example of Overt Political Bias from Executive…
According to an email chain between Google executives obtained by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and Breitbart News, Google’s Multicultural Marketing development head Eliana Murillo sent out an email November 9th, 2016, detailing how Google had “supported partners like Voto Latino to pay for rides to the polls in key states,” which she characterized as a […]
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Huawei Executive Requests Bail in Canada, Pending Extradition to U.S…
The issues appear multifaceted. In a Canadian court lawyers for Chinese company Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, are arguing for bail while she awaits extradition to the United States for violations on Iran sanctions. There’s an element to this entire story that appears suspicious. President Trump was intentionally kept out of the loop; and that reality […]
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The Business of Selling Your Location…
A New York Times investigation has found that the information being collected about us through apps on our smartphones is far more extensive than most of us imagine — or are aware we have consented to…
Google Plus to Shutdown Early After Discovery of New Bug Affecting 52.5 Million Users…
Google on Monday revealed that it had discovered a new software bug that briefly exposed nonpublic information for more than 50 million users of its Google Plus network. The discovery has prompted the internet giant to expedite the closure of its little-used social media platform, a decision Google announced in October when it revealed an […]
The Creepy Line: A New Documentary on the Power of Tech Giants…
The Creepy Line, a new documentary by director M.A. Taylor, is now streaming at Amazon Prime. It provides an interesting and revealing look at how Google and Facebook influence their users’ view of the world, and how the users we often presume to be the customers of these companies aren’t really the customers. The users […]
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REPORT: Chinese Huawei CFO Arrest – John Bolton Knew Arrest Imminent, President Trump Did Not?…
If the latest reports are accurate, this is *not* good. Remember, there are trillions at stake and Wall Street has spent hundreds-of-million on behalf of multinational interests lobbying to keep the current status with China unchanged. There’s a deep financial motive within this dynamic to stop President Trump from resetting the trade relationship with China. […]
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Facebook Struck Secret Deals to Sell Preferential User Data; Used VPN App to Spy on Competitors…
A top UK lawmaker said on Wednesday that Facebook maintained secretive “whitelisting agreements” with select companies that would give them preferential access to vast amounts of user data, after the parliamentary committee released documents which had been sealed by a California court, reports Bloomberg. The documents – obtained in a sealed California lawsuit and leaked […]
Internal Documents Show Facebook Has Never Deserved Our Trust or Our Data…
The question Mark Zuckerberg has been asked ad nauseum—after each and every new scandal that has affected Facebook—is “why should users trust Facebook with their data?” It’s been asked by members of Congress, rhetorically by journalists in dozens of thinkpieces, and directly to Zuckerberg in most recent press calls. Zuckerberg has been forced to contritely […]
Not Lovin’ It — Researchers Find Feces on Every McDonald’s Touchscreen Tested…
A study recently conducted by researchers at London Metropolitan University found that touchscreens used by customers at multiple McDonald’s locations were covered in fecal bacteria. Dr. Paul Matawele, one of the lead researchers in the study, explained that the spread of this bacteria could lead to serious infections. “We were all surprised how much gut […]
The Guardian’s Reputation in Tatters After Forger Revealed to Have Co-Authored Assange Smear…
Regular followers of WikiLeaks-related news are at this point familiar with the multiple serious infractions of journalistic ethics by Luke Harding and the Guardian, especially (though not exclusively) when it comes to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. However, another individual at the heart of this matter is far less familiar to the public. That man is […]
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Tesla on Autopilot Drove 7 Miles on Major Highway After Drunk Driver Fell Asleep…
It appears that Tesla owners have found another use for “autopilot” aside from just slamming into inanimate objects at high rates of speed: drunk, but eco-friendly, people drivers are also reportedly using it as a designated driver. A report from ARS Technica recounts the story of a California Highway Patrol pulling over a Model S […]
Top House Committee Reviewing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Testimony for False Statements…
A top House committee that oversees the U.S. telecommunications industry is now reviewing whether Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey lied to Congress during a hearing about Twitter’s controversial history of arbitrarily censoring content published by the site, an aide for the House Energy and Commerce committee told The Federalist. “The committee is aware of Twitter’s actions […]
Who Will Fix Facebook? by Matt Taibbi…
James Reader tried to do everything right. No fake news, no sloppiness, no spam. The 54-year-old teamster and San Diego resident with a progressive bent had a history of activism, but itched to get more involved. So a few years ago he tinkered with a blog called the Everlasting GOP Stoppers, and it did well […]
Newsweek-Employed Spy “Explains” to Us Why Assange Should Be Prosecuted…
So it turns out it’s really really important for powerful people to be able to lie to us with impunity, you guys. I know this because an actual, literal spy told me that that’s what I’m meant to believe in an article published by Newsweek yesterday. If you were wondering how long it would take […]
Outstanding Investigative Work: Guccifer 2.0’s Russian Breadcrumbs…
In this report, Forensicator analyzes metadata left in the various documents that Guccifer 2 modified and then published on his WordPress blog. Some new discoveries are made, some revisited. Forensicator concludes that Guccifer 2’s consistent intent was to plant clues which connected Guccifer 2 to Russia. Except for one head fake, when Guccifer 2 was […]
Secret Facebook Emails by Mark Zuckerberg Over Data-Sharing Scandal Seized by UK’s Parliament Serjeant-at-Arms…
Parliament has exerted ‘unprecedented’ powers to seize private documents from Facebook that allegedly reveal its knowledge of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The secret cache is believed to include emails between Mark Zuckerberg and other executives that shows the firm knew about flaws in its privacy policy and allowed them to be actively exploited. MPs discovered […]
On Thanksgiving Eve, Facebook Acknowledges Details of Times Investigation…
Joining a long tradition of companies and campaigns that drop bad news on holidays, Facebook on Thanksgiving eve took responsibility for hiring a Washington-based lobbying company, Definers Public Affairs, that pushed negative stories about Facebook’s critics, including the philanthropist George Soros. Facebook’s communications and policy chief, Elliot Schrage, said in a memo posted Wednesday that […]
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NASA Spacecraft Lands on Red Planet After Six-Month Journey…
A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, 300 million-mile journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere. After waiting in white-knuckle suspense for confirmation to arrive from space, flight controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, leaped out […]
Ever Wonder What Data Big Tech Collects on You?…
Have you ever asked yourself, “What does Google know about me?” The answer is uncomfortable. What Google knows about you includes everything from your clicks on ads to your birthday to the device you’re using right now and the Wi-Fi network it’s connected to. But Google pales in comparison to some of the other big […]
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