Archive for the 'Technology' Category
The EARN IT Act Is a Sneak Attack on Encryption
March 15th, 2020Via: Wired: Though it seems wholly focused on reducing child exploitation, the EARN IT Act has definite implications for encryption. If it became law, companies might not be able to earn their liability exemption while offering end-to-end encrypted services. This would put them in the position of either having to accept liability, undermine the protection […]
Bill Gates Steps Down from Microsoft’s Board of Directors
March 14th, 2020Never forget: Event 201 Via: BBC: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company’s board to spend more time on philanthropic activities. He says he wants to focus on global health and development, education and tackling climate change. One of the world’s richest men, Mr Gates, 65, has also left the board of […]
If You’re Close To The Scene Of A Crime, Police Can Demand Google Hand Over Your Data
March 13th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: “A reverse location search warrant differs from a traditional search warrant in that it doesn’t identify a suspect and establish probable cause to ask for evidence of a suspect’s crimes. Instead, it asks for information about everyone in an area at a certain time, working backwards to identify a suspect.”
‘Unfixable’ Boot ROM Security Flaw in Millions of Intel Chips
March 12th, 2020Via: The Register: A slit in Intel’s security – a tiny window of opportunity – has been discovered, and it’s claimed the momentary weakness could be one day exploited to wreak “utter chaos.” It is a fascinating vulnerability, though non-trivial to abuse in a practical sense. It cannot be fixed without replacing the silicon, only […]
Wikipedia: A Disinformation Operation?
March 10th, 2020Via: Swiss Propaganda Research: Wikipedia is generally thought of as an open, transparent, and mostly reliable online encyclopedia. Yet upon closer inspection, this turns out not to be the case. In fact, the English Wikipedia with its 9 billion worldwide page views per month is governed by just 500 active administrators, whose real identity in […]
Google Scrubs Coronavirus Misinformation on Search, YouTube
March 10th, 2020October 2019, Event 201: “Countries are reacting in different ways as to how best to manage the overwhelming amounts of dis and misinformation circulating over the Internet. In some cases, limited Internet shutdowns are being implemented to quell panic.” And now… Jon Rappoport: Vimeo censors my interview, in which Catherine Austin Fitts and I discuss […]
Amazon Launches Business Selling Automated Checkout to Retailers
March 10th, 2020Amazon calls it: Just Walk Out: Just Walk Out technology enables shoppers to simply enter a store, grab what they want, and just go. Born from years of experience at Amazon Go, Just Walk Out uses a combination of technologies to eliminate checkout lines. We now offer retailers the ability to leverage this technology in […]
U.S. Navy Robot Submarine Would Be Able to Kill Without Human Control
March 9th, 2020Via: New Scientist: The US Navy is quietly developing armed robot submarines controlled by onboard artificial intelligence. The vessels could potentially kill without explicit human control. The Office of Naval Research is carrying out the project, known as CLAWS, which it describes in budget documents as an autonomous undersea weapon system for clandestine use. CLAWS […]
Through Apps, Not Warrants, ‘Locate X’ Allows Federal Law Enforcement to Track Phones
March 6th, 2020Via: Protocol: U.S. law enforcement agencies signed millions of dollars worth of contracts with a Virginia company after it rolled out a powerful tool that uses data from popular mobile apps to track the movement of people’s cell phones, according to federal contracting records and six people familiar with the software. The product, called Locate […]
Did ISS Live-Feed Accidentally Capture “Top Secret” Hypersonic Vehicle Test?
March 5th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: Scott C. Waring, the founder of UFO Sightings Daily, claims he has come across a strange video recorded from the International Space Station’s (ISS) NASA Space Cam that shows the moment an unidentified flying object rockets into orbit.
