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09/12/2020
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By JD Heyes
Leaked documents indicate Chinese tech companies like ByteDance, TikTok used by ChiCom government to push propaganda
The Trump administration has been warning our allies for years that the Chinese government is using domestic technology companies to spy on ‘competitor’ nations — i.e. potential enemies in ways the former Soviet Union could have only dreamed of. That’s one of the main reasons why President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and […]
09/08/2020
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By Cassie B.
Fly on the wall: Researchers use Wi-Fi signals to “see” behind walls and identify human targets
Wi-Fi signals can be found everywhere these days, and while that may be good when you’re looking to check your email, all this connectivity is coming at the expense of personal privacy. The pervasiveness of Wi-Fi has spurred the development of new surveillance abilities that are as clever as they are concerning. For example, researchers […]
08/07/2020
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By Franz Walker
Facebook develops tool to let companies censor workers even as it champions free speech
A new feature that Facebook is looking to add to Workplace, their intranet-style chat and office collaboration app, is raising eyebrows. Should it roll out, it would allow employers to censor certain words and suppress workers’ discussions of certain topics, such as unionization. The feature was revealed during an internal presentation on Wednesday. According to The Intercept, the […]
07/22/2020
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By Franz Walker
Flaw in South Korea’s coronavirus self-quarantine app exposes users to data theft
In its battle against the deadly Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), South Korea has increasingly adopted digital tools to keep its outbreak under control. However, one of the tools it is using was found to have several major security flaws that have made users’ private information vulnerable to hackers. Though the defects have since been fixed, experts say […]
06/16/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
What could do more damage than a nuclear weapon? A hacker
A nuclear attack is terrifying, that much is certain. Both the United States and Russia have pulled out of a decades-old nuclear weapons pact; North Korea continues to test their missile program; and tensions in Iran are putting a lot of people on edge. However, there’s another threat that the world needs to look out for […]
06/04/2020
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By Lance D Johanson
China to pollute the summit of Mt. Everest with 5G stations, building infrastructure to spy on the world
The summit of the world’s tallest mountain is about to get a technological makeover. In a stunning show of arrogance, Chinese telecom giant Huawei and state-owned China Mobile are joining forces to erect two 5G stations on the summit of Mt Everest. The 5G stations will be an eye sore, polluting the visual beauty of […]
06/01/2020
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By Franz Walker
Arizona sues Google for illegally tracking location data for Android users
The state of Arizona filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Google on Wednesday. According to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the company illegally tracked Android users’ location data without their consent. According to the complaint, Google continues to keep location data running in the background for certain features even after users have disabled app-specific location tracking. These include […]
05/15/2020
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By Franz Walker
Facebook forced to pay content moderators who developed PTSD from repeatedly reviewing disturbing content
Content moderators for Facebook may be owed some money by the social media giant. A settlement agreement, announced on May 12, reveals that the company agreed to pay $52 million to contract workers who developed mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, after exposure to graphic and violent imagery on the platform. Under the proposed settlement, more […]
04/12/2020
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By Franz Walker
Affordable quantum computers: Researchers discover a new method of creating small lattice waves in silicon crystals that encode quantum info
While modern computing power has been growing at an exponential rate, experts say it’ll soon hit a brick wall as it hits the fundamental limit on how many transistors can be packed into a computer chip. As such, many scientists are now looking towards quantum computers as the future of computing. However, a number of […]
03/14/2020
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By Cassie B.
Chinese government using facial recognition tech that can identify people even when they’re wearing coronavirus masks
The Chinese government is known for being extreme when it comes to tracking people, and now they’ve found a way to continue their creepy surveillance even when people are wearing masks. A Chinese firm has announced that it has developed the country’s first facial recognition technology capable of identifying people who are wearing masks. The […]
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