Arizona DMV Sells Drivers’ Photos and SSNs to Private Investigators
Whereas many DMVs sell drivers’ names, addresses, or vehicle information, the Arizona Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) sells some residents’ most personal information.
Month: August 2020
‘Stalkerware’ Phone Spying Apps Have Escaped Google’s Ad Ban
Several companies offering phone-spying apps — known as “stalkerware” — are still advertising in Google search results, despite the search giant’s ban that took effect today, TechCrunch has found.
Researchers Say PDFs Are ‘Unfit for Human Consumption’
Anyone who has read a PDF on their smartphone is familiar with the experience of having to pinch their fingers to zoom in and out and scroll around. Jakob Nielsen, Read More…
‘AeroNabs’ promise powerful, inhalable protection against COVID-19
Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule that straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells. In an aerosol formulation they tested, these molecules could be self-administered with a nasal spray or inhaler.
Police Use of Facial Recognition Violates Human Rights, UK Court Rules
Use of the tech needs to be narrower to conform to human rights law, court held.
Twitter Spreads Paid US Gov’t Propaganda While Falsely Claiming It Bans State Media Ads (VIDEO)
Twitter says it bans ads from state-affiliated media outlets. However, US government propaganda organs like the Voice of America’s VOA Persian pay the social media corporation huge sums of money to spread disinformation against Iran and other foreign adversaries.
Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election
Human rights organizations have blamed the Belarusian government for widespread outages.
Covert Regime Change: Why is a US Government-funded NGO Petitioning to Change the Thai Constitution?
If Russia was funding an NGO in the US petitioning for the US Constitution to be rewritten, one could expect an immediate and extreme backlash across the media exposing this. Yet in Thailand where US government-funded groups are doing precisely this in regards to the Thai constitution – the media not only conceals US funding, it spins the move as “pro-democratic.”
Sanders Bill to Tax ‘Obscene’ Pandemic Windfall of Billionaires Would Empower Medicare to Cover Every American for One Year
“By taxing 60% of the wealth gains made by just 467 billionaires during this horrific pandemic, we could guarantee healthcare as a right for an entire year.”
Scientists Found Creatures So Inactive They Expanded Our Idea of Life Itself
“It looks like the majority of these organisms are living at energy regimes that are below what we thought was even capable of maintenance—just staying alive.”
Twitter Faces FTC Probe, Likely Fine Over Use of Phone Numbers For Ads
Twitter’s use of the data for advertising purposes was discovered in 2019.
Document Exposes New US Plot To Overthrow Nicaragua’s Elected Socialist Gov’t
A disturbing new document outlines plans for a US regime-change scheme against Nicaragua’s elected leftist government, overseen by USAID, to bring about a “market economy” and a purge of Sandinistas.
Surprisingly Dense Exoplanet Challenges Planet Formation Theories (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
New detailed observations reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, that is unusually dense for its size and age. Weighing in at 25 Earth-masses, and slightly smaller than Neptune, this exoplanet’s existence is at odds with the predictions of leading planet formation theories.
Cat That Went Missing On Scottish Holiday Found 12 Years Later
Rochdale-based Davies family lost Georgie on trip to Loch Lomond, but recent microchip scan revealed cat’s identity.
Drug-Smuggling Cat Escapes High-Security Sri Lankan Prison
The cat was detained in the prison after two grams of heroin were found tied to its collar.