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U.S. Security Experts Raise Questions About China’s Fentanyl Promise…

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China has pledged to stem a flood of the synthetic opioid fentanyl onto America’s streets, where it kills thousands of people a month, but U.S. security experts are skeptical about whether Beijing is willing, or even able, to follow through. Ten current and former U.S. officials, congressional sources and China and trade experts told Reuters […]

The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism…

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Before they started their successful wildcat strike last year, West Virginia teachers railed against the introduction of a workplace wellness program called Go365. The program coerced employees into downloading an app that would monitor their health, rewarding points for exercise and good behavior. Employees who failed to accrue 3,000 points by the end of the […]

Admiral, I Am NOT Ready For War by Captain John Konrad…

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“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.” -John F Kennedy – As has been the case before every major world conflict a majority of citizens believe that peace will persist indefinitely and, as a civilian myself, I tend to agree that a large scale war with a […]

Things That Make You Say ‘Hhhmmm’: FBI Lost Notes From Clinton Probe Meeting Significant to Concerns Over Foreign Exfiltration Lead

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The FBI lost notes from a 2015 meeting with people from the office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG), according to newly released FBI records on the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s alleged mishandling of classified information. The news raises concern that some information about an explosive lead passed by the […]

Inside China’s Massive Surveillance Operation…

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The woman remembers the first time she got a smartphone. It was 2011, and she was living in Hotan, an oasis town in Xinjiang, in northwest China. The 30-year-old, Nurjamal Atawula, loved to take pictures of her children and exchange strings of emoji with her husband while he was out. In 2013, Atawula downloaded WeChat, […]

Morgan Stanley Downgrades Ratings of China’s Four Largest Banks…

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Morgan Stanley reportedly lowered its ratings on some shares of China’s four biggest banks on Tuesday, a move that surprised many industry insiders. It also upgraded the ratings of A shares of Ping An Bank and China Everbright Bank. According to a report from domestic news site 21jingji.com on Tuesday, citing a Morgan Stanley research […]

Chinese Hackers Copy NSA Hacking Software, Use it to Attack U.S. Allies…

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A Chinese hacking group considered to be the “most dangerous” by the NSA stole, copied, or reverse engineered the agency’s own hacking software – then use it against American allies and private companies in Europe and Asia during 2016 attacks, according to researchers with Symantec…

Chinese Fund Backed by Hunter Biden Invested in Technology Used to Surveil Muslims…

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On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch released a troubling report about a phone application made by the Chinese government. The app provides law enforcement with easy, daily access to data detailing the religious activity, blood type, and even the amount of electricity used by ethnic minority Muslims living in the western province of Xinjiang. The app […]

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