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News & Articles By Franz Walker
06/06/2021
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By Franz Walker
Tesla deploys in-car cameras to spy on its own drivers
Electric automaker Tesla has started using cabin cameras in some of its vehicles to spy on its own drivers in an effort to ensure that drivers are paying attention to the road when using the company’s Autopilot technology. Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y vehicles already featured driver-facing cameras. But according to the company’s owners […]
06/06/2021
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By Franz Walker
Cyberattack shuts down all JBS beef plants in the US, showing food supply vulnerability to hacking attacks
All beef plants operated by JBS in the United States have been shut down due to a cyberattack that targeted some of the company’s servers over the weekend. The attack, which the dishonest corporate media has blamed on Russian hackers, also shut down some of the company’s operations in Australia and Canada as well. The attack […]
06/03/2021
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By Franz Walker
Google continues to track users even after location tracking is turned off
In an update on a lawsuit against tech giant Google, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says that the tech giant continues to collect location data even after users turn off tracking on their smartphones and other devices. Documents recently submitted in court by Brnovich’s office revealed that Google engineers sent emails expressing concerns about the […]
05/30/2021
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By Franz Walker
The IRS wants “reliable” tools to crack crypto wallets
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants access to tools that can crack crypto wallets of erstwhile digital tax evaders. The IRS’s Criminal Division Forensics Unit released a request for information (RFI) looking for “reliable” tools and processes to crack the crypto wallets used by many to store their cryptocurrency fortunes. “Though a few known cyber penetration testers […]
05/27/2021
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By Franz Walker
Self-driving vehicle legislation held up by the question of who to blame in a crash
The question of who is to blame when a fully autonomous vehicle crashes is holding up legislation that the auto industry says it needs to advance. In a normal crash involving only human-operated vehicles, it’s much more straightforward who is to blame. The vehicle or vehicles involved have human drivers after all. “If another driver hits you, […]
05/26/2021
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By Franz Walker
Experts warn: Smartphone apps, not social media, pose biggest mind control threat
That smartphone apps that people use daily can be used to change personalities and perform “mind control,” according to experts. In a report by the Daily Star, therapists have warned that “harmless” looking apps can be used to “subtly” shape people’s world views. As such, these pose a bigger threat than fake news on social […]
05/17/2021
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By Franz Walker
Spike in value of meme crypto dogecoin raises bubble fears
The sudden surge in the value of “meme” cryptocurrency dogecoin has raised concerns about a potential bubble in the cryptocurrency market. Starting out as a joke by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, dogecoin was based on the “doge” meme that rose to popularity in 2013. The meme portrays a Shiba Inu dog alongside nonsensical phrases […]
05/14/2021
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By Franz Walker
Massive fake review scam by Amazon vendors exposed
Security researchers have discovered what looks to be a sophisticated scheme by Amazon vendors to procure fake reviews for their products. A team at cybersecurity company SafetyDetectives found a China-based Elastisearch server containing direct messages between Amazon vendors and customers running fake review schemes for free products. The details of the scheme were exposed in a […]
05/04/2021
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By Franz Walker
Leaked memo shows Facebook expects more scraping incidents even as it tries to downplay data breach
A leaked internal Facebook memo shows that the social media platform is expecting “more scraping incidents” following a security breach that left around 533 million users exposed. The memo was made public by Belgian publication Data News on April 8. It has ostensibly meant to be seen only by Facebook’s PR staff in Europe, the Middle East […]
03/23/2021
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By Franz Walker
Fire at Japanese chipmaker adds to collapsing microchip supply lines for automakers
A fire at a semiconductor factory of one of the world’s leading auto chip manufacturers has caused concern for automakers that have already slashed production due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage. The fire on Friday, March 19, took place at a clean room in a factory owned by a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corp. According to […]
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