As a Donald Trump supporter, Andrew Torba felt like odd man out in California’s Silicon Valley—home of prominent tech firms like Apple, Facebook and Google. Last year he was outraged when he attended this campaign rally in San Jose and saw violent anti-Trump protesters attacking Trump supporters. TRANSCRIPT: http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/sum-of-all-knowledge-part-1
What Is a Dem to Do?: Study Finds Fake News Had No Effect on 2016 Election Results…
As social media sites like Facebook and Snapchat move to eliminate “fake news” reports from their sites, researchers from Stanford and New York Universities say Americans can be sure of one thing: the phenomenon did not affect the results of the presidential election…
Facebook Admits Handing Thousands of Its Users’ Details Over to British Authorities…
Social media giant Facebook has confessed to giving the personal details of thousands of its users to the British government this year. Facebook says that officials requested access to 7,199 profiles between January and June of 2016 – a 30 percent increase on last year…
They Have, Right Now, Another You…
A few months ago The Washington Post reported that Facebook collects ninety-eight data points on each of its nearly two billion users. Among this ninety-eight are ethnicity, income, net worth, home value, if you are a mom, if you are a soccer mom, if you are married, the number of lines of credit you have, […]
Sextortion: The U.S. Military’s Dirty Little Secret…
You’re scrolling through Facebook like any other day when a friend request pops up from a pretty girl. You accept, and she sends you a naughty picture. You send one back, just to be polite, or maybe because she asked nicely. Maybe you move the conversation onto Skype for a live show. But then…
Beware! Malicious JPG Images on Facebook Messenger Spreading Locky Ransomware…
To keep yourself safe, you are advised not to open any unsolicited file that has automatically downloaded onto your computer, especially image files with unusual extensions like SVG, JS, or HTA. The bottom line: Don’t be curious to look at image sent by someone, at least for the time being…
STUDY: Beware! Law Enforcement Spending Millions to Monitor Social Media…
A new study has found law enforcement agencies spent $4.75 million on social media monitoring tools between 2013 and 2016 to surveil the public and investigate possible crimes, although this sum is “massively understated”…
DEAR LIBERAL FRIENDS: We need to talk about President Trump…
From a former liberal to *a lot of* the current ones…it’s time for a heart-to-heart. I am not a Trump supporter by choice or default. I’m also not a Republican…
U.N. Chief Rejects Netanyahu’s Claim of ‘ethnic cleansing’ by Palestinians
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed disapproval with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that Palestinians want the “ethnic cleansing” of Jews in the West Bank…
How a Smartphone Camera Changed the Discussion on Clinton’s Health…
On Sunday at a 9/11 ceremony marking 15 years since the attacks, Hillary Clinton wasn’t feeling well to the point she had to make an early exit. Her handlers obviously knew what such an exit would do…