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Critical Windows 10 Vulnerability Used To Rickroll The NSA And Github
Attack demoed less than 24 hours after disclosure of bug-breaking certificate validation.
DAN GOODIN – JAN 16, 2020 12:30 AM UTC
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Social Media and Social Control: How Silicon Valley Serves the US State Department
Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley firm with partisan oversight of what we see: the bipartisan billionaire class and their security state have partnered with tech firms since the dawn of the internet to control the parameters of users’ thinking.
Foam Offers Way To Manipulate Light (VIDEO)
Scientists have shown that a type of foam long studied by scientists is able to block particular wavelengths of light, a coveted property for next-generation information technology that uses light instead of electricity.
An Artificial Skin That Can Help Rehabilitation and Enhance Virtual Reality
EPFL scientists have developed a soft artificial skin that provides haptic feedback and – thanks to a sophisticated self-sensing mechanism – has the potential to instantaneously adapt to a wearer’s movements.
Google Insider Reveals Media Bias By Tech Giant, Whom He Claims Called The Police on Him After Leaking Documents (VIDEO)
A former Google engineer has spoken on the record to say the web giant does blacklist certain news sites and has an ‘editorial agenda’. Whistleblower Zachary Vorhies decided to go public after claiming the tech giant called police in San Francisco to perform a ‘wellness check’ on him when he originally leaked files on their activity.
Amazon’s Ring Is A Perfect Storm of Privacy Threats
Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance concerns.
The Trump Administration Is Using the Full Power of the U.S. Surveillance State Against Whistleblowers
While we all live under extensive surveillance, for government employees and contractors — especially those with a security clearance — privacy is virtually nonexistent.
Lights Beaming Data at 250Mbps Revealed By Philips Hue Company
Signify, previously known as Phillips Lighting, has launched a new range of LiFi systems that includes the world’s fastest and most reliable Li-Fi systems commercially available.
Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Facility Leaking as Watchdog Finds Israel Has Nearly 100 Nukes
Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament.
Facebook Emails Seem to Reveal Zuckerberg Was Aware of Privacy Issues
Firm has uncovered emails that appear to show chief executive’s connection to potentially problematic practices, the WSJ reports.
It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?
Apple says, “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone.” Our privacy experiment showed 5,400 hidden app trackers guzzled our data — in a single week.
Being Julian Assange
Suzie Dawson’s epic meticulous historical analysis on the (character) assassination of Assange, originally published May 2018 at ContraSpin.
Permission to Cheat: Audits Can’t Detect Fake Votes on New Hybrid Voting Machines
Paper ballots are safe only if marked by hand, not by machine.
Forget 3D Printing – The ‘Replicator’ is Here (VIDEO)
A new 3D printing technique can replicate complex structures using projections of light into a special resin.
3D Printed Tires And Shoes That Self-Repair
Instead of throwing away your broken boots or cracked toys, why not let them fix themselves? Researchers have developed 3D-printed rubber materials that can do just that.