Facebook Claims Ability to Discern “Fake News”
CNBC reported on October 5 that Facebook would immediately start allowing a user to tap a button to be told whether the news is “fake” or not. ...
Computers
Tails 3.2: Privacy, Security, and Anonymity on the Internet Just Got Easier
The operating system Ed Snowden used to communicate with journalists when he revealed the size and scope of NSA surveillance in 2013 received a major update Thursday. Tails (which stands for...
Russia Bought “Black Lives Matter” Ads, Fomenting Unrest
Presumably in an effort to fan the flames of racial division and undermine national unity in America, a Russian government-linked “troll farm” has just been exposed for reportedly buying Facebook ads...
Big Tech and Big Government Censoring the Internet. Who’s Next?
Since the orchestrated violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, the establishment effort to censor the Internet has gone into overdrive. It started with the take down of unsavory white supremacist, neo-Nazi-type websites such...
Traveling? Prepare to Surrender Biometric Data to Big Brother
Without any statutory or constitutional authority, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is plotting to force all Americans traveling internationally to have their faces scanned for biometric data. ...
Cyber Experts Believe Hacking May Have Caused Collision of USS John S. McCain
Following the collision of the USS John S. McCain with another ship, some cyber security experts suspect there was cyber interference with the ship’s navigation system. ...
UN Wants Artificial Intelligence to Advance Agenda 2030
Imagine a world where supercomputers programmed by totalitarian technocrats make virtually every important decision for you, in addition to manipulating you at every turn. Such a dystopian future for the world...
EU May Fine Google $9 Billion for Manipulating Searches
The European Commission is preparing to punish Google by hitting the world’s biggest search engine with a huge fine for manipulating search results to steer customers to Google shopping services, according...
FCC Votes to End Net Neutrality and Restore a Free Market Internet
The FCC voted Thursday to put an end to so called Net Neutrality, correcting one of the worst regulatory missteps in the history of the FCC. The 2-1 vote reverses the...
Sweden Revokes Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
Little is likely to change for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who just learned on Friday that his arrest warrant issued by Swedish authorities back in 2010 has been revoked....
How to Protect Yourself From a Ransomware Attack
With the recent ransomware attack taking its toll on nearly a quarter of a million computers and affecting millions of users and their customers around the world, the question in the...
Cyberweapon Used in Ransomware Attack Was Created By NSA
A massive cyberattack on computers around the world on Friday could — and should — have been prevented. The blame for the cyberattack — a “ransomware” attack — rests on the...
How Google Censors The New American (and Other Conservatives)
You might have heard about social-media and search engine censorship of conservative news sources: Twitter’s “shadowbanning,” Facebook’s news “curators,” and Google’s nine different blacklists. Well, The New American has some firsthand...
WikiLeaks Exposes CIA’s “Archimedes” Hacking Weapon
The latest release from WikiLeaks on the CIA’s hacking program — published Friday — reveals a tool CIA hackers use to attack a computer that is part of a Local Area...
Despite Reports, FCC Rules Overturned by Trump Did Not Actually Protect Privacy
Late last month, President Trump signed a controversial bill preventing new restrictions on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from going into effect. The issue is sharply divided along party lines, with Democrats...