World Bank Opposes Facebook’s Free Basics
The “antithesis of net neutrality and a distortion of markets,” according to World Bank report.
Tag: Big Brother
Snoopers’ charter ‘rushing spy powers into law’ without proper scrutiny – MPs and Lords
‘Home Secretary Theresa May will be grilled by MPs and peers on all aspects of her draft Investigatory Powers Bill, known by its detractors as the ‘snoopers’ charter’, who accuse her of rushing new spy powers into law. On Wednesday afternoon, May will appear before the bill’s parliamentary scrutiny committee, which will question her on […]
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Digital Tools Evolving to Track Students’ Emotions and Mindsets
‘The race is on to provide students with personalized learning experiences based on their individual emotions, cognitive processes, “mindsets,” and character and personality traits. Academic researchers, for example, are busy developing computerized tutoring systems that gather information on students’ facial expressions, heart rate, posture, pupil dilation, and more. Those data are then analyzed for signs […]
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Yahoo settles e-mail privacy class-action: $4M for lawyers, $0 for users
‘In late 2013, Yahoo was hit with six lawsuits over its practice of using automated scans of e-mail to produce targeted ads. The cases, which were consolidated in federal court, all argued that the privacy rights of non-Yahoo users, who “did not consent to Yahoo’s interception and scanning of their emails,” were being violated by […]
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Apple’s Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on Encryption
Despite the growing pressure tech companies are feeling from governments, Cook has continued to defend the importance of encryption.
Homeland Security Asking Hotel Staff to Report Customers for Too Many Condoms
Frequent minibar-restock requests, refusal of maid service for several days also listed among signs you might be a sex trafficker.
Google Reveals Self-driving Car Slip-ups
System “anomalies” caused drivers to take the wheel 272 times in California test cars…
Dramatic Video Captures Driverless Car Doing Doughnuts On Busy Residential Street
Going in circles in reverse…
Palantir: CIA-Funded Kudzu Of Silicon Valley
Company has so much money they are driving out other start-ups.
UK Intelligence Committee to be denied access to drone strike information, says PM
‘Members of the UK’s Parliamentary intelligence watchdog will not be allowed access to all intelligence or defence information relating to the new British practice of targeted killing by drone, the Prime Minister has said. David Cameron was asked today by Andrew Tyrie MP whether the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) would be allowed to examine […]
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How WiFi Will Be Used To Erase Civil Liberties
‘If there is ever a perfect example of dual-use technology, it is WiFi connectivity. I’ve already covered the mounting evidence that our ubiquitous gadgets and wireless connections are doing irreparable physical harm, especially to the young and to pregnant women, but the concern about surveillance is running a parallel track. Recent announcements in the UK […]
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EU nations to share intelligence amid extremist threats
‘Foreign ministers and diplomats from 50 European countries have agreed to enhance intelligence sharing in a bid to track potential extremists and avoid further terrorist attacks. The agreement came after a global counter-terrorism meeting at the headquarters of Europol, the continent’s policing agency based in The Hague, on Monday. “We all agree that we need […]
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Government merges closer with corporations to step up surveillance as US heads into total fascism
‘For a while after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the spy agency’s massive collection of personal data on tens of millions of Americans, it appeared as though there might be some genuine reform of how the intelligence community operates. In August 2013, weeks after Snowden first revealed the existence of the […]
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Feds Back Off On Real ID Demands
Homeland Security announced there will be no security changes at airports for at least two years…
The CIA-backed Start-up that’s Taking Over Palo Alto
Highly secretive software company’s name derived from magical crystal ball in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel “Lord of the Rings.”