Computers - The New American

Surveillance State Uses Modern Tech; Most Government Systems Are Antiquated

The U.S. government is running woefully behind the private sector in computer technology. In fact, government — at the federal, state, and in...

C. Mitchell Shaw March 12, 2019

GoogTwitFace: Big Tech’s Big Leftism and Big Intolerance

Selwyn Duke March 5, 2019

“Liberal institutions cease to be liberal as soon as they are attained: later on, there are no worse and no more thorough injurers...

YouTube Sank Former SEAL’s Channel After He Exposed Sandmann Foe Phillips’ Stolen Valor

R. Cort Kirkwood March 1, 2019

YouTube has deep-sixed retired Navy SEAL Don Shipley’s channel, apparently because he exposed “Native American elder” and “Vietnam veteran” Nathan Phillips as a...

Rise of the Machines and Descent of Man? Scientists Create Quasi-“Self-aware” Robot

Selwyn Duke February 4, 2019

From The Terminator to D.A.R.Y.L, science-fiction writers have presented memorable, though very different, visions of “self-aware” robots. But now it’s being reported that...

YouTube to Alter Recommendations to Filter Videos with “Questionable” Content

James Murphy January 28, 2019

YouTube will again adjust its algorithms to hide content they consider "harmful" to potential viewers. Content such as flat earth proponents or conspiracy...

Privacy at Risk: Security Expert Warns “Smart Device” Users to Beware

C. Mitchell Shaw January 24, 2019

Are the conveniences of Smart Homes worth the accompanying risks? Warnings from an expert at IBM Security indicate that the answer is “No.”...

Whistleblower: Obama-era Deep State Surveillance Program Spied on Trump, Judges, Others

C. Mitchell Shaw January 12, 2019

Deep State operatives and chiefs — including Comey, Mueller, Clapper, Brennan, and others — ran an illegal surveillance program to spy on Donald...

Social Media Overtakes Print Newspapers as Americans’ Source of News

C. Mitchell Shaw December 12, 2018

The results of a Pew Research Center study show that “social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans.”...

New Aussie Law Attacks Encryption, Threatens Privacy and Liberty

C. Mitchell Shaw December 10, 2018

Australia has passed a controversial anti-encryption law that will allow law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on the encrypted communications of individuals....

Big Names in Big Data Continue to Harvest Users’ Data, Put Users at Risk

C. Mitchell Shaw December 9, 2018

In the wake of the British Parliament’s release of e-mails detailing Facebook selling access to users’ data, more information is coming to light...

Mastercard and Microsoft Want to Take Control of Your Identity

C. Mitchell Shaw December 6, 2018

Concerned about privacy being eroded by Big Brother? Forget National I.D. — Mastercard and Microsoft have just unveiled a plan to aggregate people’s...

Study Shows Google Manipulating Search Results, Despite Promises

C. Mitchell Shaw December 5, 2018

A study released Tuesday appears to prove what many have long suspected and what anecdotal evidence has seemed to suggest for years: Google...

Former Employee Says Facebook Has a Black People Problem; Facebook Removes Post

C. Mitchell Shaw December 5, 2018

Despite claims of embracing diversity, Facebook has been accused by a former strategic partner manager for global influencers of having a “black people...