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08/23/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Remember the promise of net neutrality? It was a power grab by tech giants who now decide what you get to see… or not

Do you remember when tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Apple were all for “net neutrality?” They jumped up on stage and boasted that they were for an “open and free” internet. The tech elite cheered on the 2015 net neutrality rules, promising that internet users could not be blocked from sites they wanted to visit. […]

06/03/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

AI could spark a nuclear apocalypse by 2040, new study warns

A new study conducted by the RAND Corporation warns that advances in artificial intelligence could spark a nuclear apocalypse as soon as 2040. The researchers gathered information from experts in nuclear issues, government, AI research, AI policy, and national security. According to the paper, AI machines might not destroy the world autonomously, but artificial intelligence […]

05/23/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

New giant drones are strong enough to perform jobs such as cleaning wind turbines, fighting fires and even carrying people to safety

Some of the dirtiest, most dangerous jobs are being taken over by artificial intelligence, robots, and drones. Machines are slowly becoming man’s best friend, helping us do tough, risky, or menial tasks. Future drones will do more than just peruse the skies, surveying and filming. New innovations in drone technology show their potential to take on much larger tasks that […]

05/11/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security publicly acknowledges that spying devices in Washington, D.C. were intercepting people’s cellphone calls and text messages

Law enforcement agencies have access to spying devices that intercept people’s cell phone calls and text messages. These devices, called cellular site simulators, are compact and can intercept cell phone data from any target. Embassies inside and outside the U.S. use these devices to track targets of interest. Officers are required to obtain a search […]

05/09/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Exploring the dark side of the internet: How social media can make us do things that we wouldn’t normally do

A study from Michigan State University explored the dark side of the internet and showed how social media can make people do things they wouldn’t normally do. The study, published in Present Tense Journal, took a closer look at something called supraplatforms, which are user experiences across social media platforms that manipulate social media users […]

04/09/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

AI is the “enabling technology” for the coming global surveillance state… you will be watched by artificial intelligence

By the end of 2018, police departments across the United States will begin to use body cameras equipped with facial recognition, artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The technology is intended to scan all the faces in a crowd of people to help identify suspects and missing persons. The algorithm notifies an officer when their body camera […]

04/06/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Amazon patent admits it will listen in real-time for “trigger words” that could get you arrested and imprisoned

An Amazon patent, filed in June 12, 2017, reveals a massive conspiracy to spy on you using a “voice sniffer algorithm.” If approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, this artificial intelligence can be embedded inside Amazon devices, including the Amazon Alexa. The “voice sniffer algorithm” would take advantage of the microphones already built […]

04/05/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Now Facebook claims a “software bug” caused it to accidentally keep copies of all your deleted videos… yeah, right

Facebook users can now find out what kind of information Facebook stores about them. You can download an archive of your Facebook records, including personal messages, call records, IP addresses, ad clicks, interests, pictures, login times, connections and more. This is the information that Facebook stores that they allow you to download and see. Facebook […]

04/04/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Video proves that Tesla autopilot can get you killed

Tesla’s autopilot feature isn’t fail proof and drivers must constantly be ready to take control of the wheel. In one man’s test video, the autopilot feature became confused with the lines on the road and nearly sent the driver head first into a concrete divider. The man was trying to demonstrate what could have gone […]

03/24/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Bitcoin users are systematically targeted by the NSA to track their computer activity and crypto transactions

According to an internal NSA memo dated March 2013, the National Security Administration (NSA) has been systematically targeting any Bitcoin users they want, by tricking them into giving up personal information through privacy protection software and by tracking their computer activity and financial transactions. People who want to preserve the privacy of their financial transactions gravitate toward cryptocurrencies […]

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