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Alexa Has Been Eavesdropping on You This Whole Time, and Storing Your Data…

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Would you let a stranger eavesdrop in your home and keep the recordings? For most people, the answer is, “Are you crazy?” Yet that’s essentially what Amazon has been doing to millions of us with its assistant Alexa in microphone-equipped Echo speakers. And it’s hardly alone: Bugging our homes is Silicon Valley’s next frontier. Many […]

Homeland Security Used a Private Intelligence Firm to Monitor Family Separation Protests…

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The calls for action were mounting. It was mid-June, and the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, which saw thousands of migrant children separated from their parents, was producing waves of outrage. By the end of the month, hundreds of protests were planned in towns and cities across the country. As the plans moved forward, others […]

National Security Agency ‘Unmaskings’ Skyrocketed Last Year…

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The National Security Agency (NSA) disclosed the identities of nearly 17,000 U.S. residents and businesses to American intelligence officials last year through a legal — but controversial — practice known as “unmasking,” according to a report released Tuesday. The number of unmaskings — 16,721 to be exact — marks a 75 percent increase from 2017, […]

I Used to Work for Google. I Am a Conscientious Objector…

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“We can forgive your politics and focus on your technical contributions as long as you don’t do something unforgivable, like speaking to the press.” This was the parting advice given to me during my exit interview from Google after spending a month internally arguing, resignation letter in hand, for the company to clarify its ethical […]

Thousands of Amazon Workers Listen to Recordings from Alexa…

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Alexa is like having your own personal assistant that never asks for a raise. When prompted by a “wake word” the device listens to your commands — and so do thousands of Amazon workers, according to a Bloomberg report. Teams stationed around the world listen to and transcribe recordings, then send them back into the […]

There Are 5 Criminal Referrals Based on ‘Lying, Obstruction, Leaking’ (VIDEO)…

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Congressman Devin Nunes stopped-by ‘Hannity’ Thursday night to weigh-in on his decision to file five criminal referrals regarding the ‘Russia Hoax’ this week; saying they are based on “lying, obstruction, and leaking.” “What can you tell us about this? When will we know who and what for?” asked Hannity. “We don’t know if you’ll ever […]

FBI Man’s Testimony Points to Wrongdoing Well Beyond Spying…

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Attorney General William Barr shocked official Washington Wednesday by saying what previously couldn’t be said: That the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 involved “spying.” The spying, which Barr vowed to investigate, is not the only significant possible violation of investigative rules and ethics committed by agents, lawyers, managers, and officials at the […]

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