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04/21/2022
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By News Editors
New Brave update protects users from Google AMP
Brave on Tuesday announced De-AMP – a new feature that allows users a browsing experience free of Google’s controversial AMP technology. (Article by Didi Rankovic republished from ReclaimTheNet.org) Google inserts itself, specifically its servers, between visitors and websites, and Brave will now wherever possible scrub the AMP element by rewriting links and URLs, bypassing AMP, and taking […]
04/01/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
UK begins digital ID push with launch of verification tech and online portal for accessing private info
The government of the United Kingdom is pushing ahead with its planned rollout of a nationwide digital ID system. It will start this month with the launch of a system for verifying digital IDs and a portal where uploaded credentials can easily be accessed. On April 6, the British government is expected to introduce new […]
03/02/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Red states pushing for social credit and technocracy as vaccine pass is quietly rolled out
The National Vaccine Pass has quietly rolled out, and the red states are getting on board. This move is a push toward total social credit and technocracy, but a lot of people are looking the other way. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is ditching its indoor masking guidance, and the omicron variant is loosening its […]
11/22/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Singapore’s COVID tracking turns it into a veritable surveillance state
Singapore is now using the technology investments that helped propel its economic development to control its citizens. Since the mid-1980s, the country’s philosophy has stayed the same: an ideological and irreconcilable blend of capitalism and state control. The efficient technology in Singapore worked for many Singaporeans, and many have trust in the system. However, this system […]
11/11/2021
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By News Editors
Social media without algorithms? Bipartisan bill proposes just that
Congress and Big Tech are still battling it out over which will have more control over the online speech of Americans. A new bipartisan congressional bill would allow users to experience social media without the algorithms. (Article by Catherine Salgado republished from NewsBusters.org) The “Filter Bubble Transparency Act,” shared exclusively with Axios, aims to “require that internet platforms […]
02/03/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
New AI tool that determines trustworthiness of people may not be trustworthy at all
Banks can now deny or approve loans by screening a person’s face and voice using a newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) designed to determine trustworthiness. Japanese tech company DeepScore recently unveiled its facial and voice recognition app, which it also called DeepScore, at the trade event Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The AI-enabled app […]
07/20/2020
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By Lance D Johnson
US and UK partner up to ban Huawei from 5G surveillance and data collection
The world’s top superpowers are in a battle to dominate the 5G landscape, which includes data collection, data security, and data control. Many technology and national security experts view China’s largest technology company, Huawei, as a cybersecurity threat capable of infiltrating countries with surveillance equipment that can be used to the advantage of China’s Communist […]
05/31/2020
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By Franz Walker
Deployment of Australia’s coronavirus contact-tracing app spoiled by bugs, privacy concerns
To help track and contain the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), Australia deployed COVIDSafe, an app designed to help speed up contact tracing. However, the adoption of the app has been hampered by bugs, as well as concerns on whether it infringes on users’ privacy rights. Launched on April 26, the COVIDSafe app was developed based on […]
09/30/2019
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By Cassie B.
Hackers shut down operations in Wyoming hospital, forcing patients to be transferred
In case we needed another reminder of how terribly things can go wrong when we place too much trust in technology, an attack on the computers of a healthcare system in Wyoming forced a hospital to transfer patients and cancel surgeries. The problem was caused by a ransomware attack that took control of the computers […]
03/08/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Major vulnerabilities discovered in high-performance computer chips could lead to widespread failures
The computer chips that provide processing power to your computers and smart devices turn out to be nowhere as safe as their manufacturers claimed them to be. An American study found major security gaps in those chips that could put most modern electronic devices at serious risk of breaking faster and earlier than expected. Researchers from the Washington State […]
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