“Smart Cities” to Spy on You in Ways Orwell Never Imagined
The Orwellian cities of the future being designed and imposed right this instant all over the world — so-called “Smart Cities” — will be watching you. In fact, they already are...
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UN and Federal Threats to Internet Freedom Loom Large (Video)
From “net neutrality” pushed by Obama to global regulation demanded by the United Nations and many of its autocratic member regimes, threats to Internet freedom are growing fast and furious. ...
NSA Sponsoring Summer Camps for Future Cybersnoops
The National Security Agency is sponsoring summer camps across the country designed to teach kids how to steal information, preparing them to do the agency's dirty work when they grow up....
Hackers Seize Control of Jeep Exploiting Vulnerability in Chrysler Cars
Hackers were able to take remote control of a car using a vulnerability in Chrysler's in-dash Internet service. ...
Chinese Hack of U.S. Data Indicative of Systemic Problem
As more and more information comes to light about two major data-breaches late last year, it is becoming apparent that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has been hemorrhaging data. The...
Obama Reveals Plans to Guarantee High-speed Internet for All
President Obama is committed to closing what he calls the "digital divide" between those who have high-speed Internet in their homes and those who don't, according to the White House website....
Facebook “Celebrate Pride” Rainbow Filter a Psychological Experiment
It now looks as if Facebook's "Celebrate Pride" tool was a social/psychological experiment with more than 26 million unwitting subjects. ...
The Shocking Scope of the NSA’s XKEYSCORE Surveillance
The Intercept has published additional documents revealing the shocking scope of the NSA's XKEYSCORE surveillance program. ...
Facial Recognition Software Raises Privacy Concerns — Even in Church
Facial recognition software such as that used in law-enforcement TV shows such as NCIS and Criminal Minds is now being used in an unexpected place — in churches. ...
FCC Fines AT&T $100 Million
In its ruling adopted on June 3 and released for public viewing on June 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it was not only fining AT&T $100 million for violating...
China Hacks Government, Corporate Networks to Build Database on Americans
Only a week after Russian "crime syndicates" hacked the IRS database and stole information on the tax returns of more than 100,000 people, China was blamed for "one of the largest...
Tech Industry Urges Obama: Don’t Weaken Encryption
Strong encryption is an invaluable part of protecting privacy and liberty in the digital age. As more and more calls come from government agencies to ban encryption, the tech industry urges...
Net Neutrality 2.0: Plans to Shift Control of Internet to Internationalists
With the FCC regulating ISPs in the United States and some as yet unknown international organization assuming control of the assignment of Internet addresses and domains, we may be living in...
Net Neutrality Faces Legislative and Legal Challenges
Mired in "governmentese" and steeped in double-talk, Net Neutrality has proven to be a tangled web of deceit. Now that the FCC's order has been entered in the Federal Register, the...
Report: Facebook Chat Messages Monitored by CIA-Backed Company
As if Facebook doesn't do enough damage to users' privacy without help, the social media giant has apparently been either the target or the willing accomplice of a CIA-funded company known...