A halt to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) controversial surveillance program known as “about” collection is now in place. What this program aimed to do was to gain access to emails and messages that contained information about foreign surveillance targets. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) made the ruling to […]
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Facebook creates ‘revenge porn’ database
Facebook has announced that they are curating a database of reported ‘revenge porn’ images in an attempt to curtail the practice on the social network. Revenge Porn on Social Networks Revenge porn is not a new concept. It can come in many different shapes and forms. For online scammers, they […]
Internet providers promise not to sell your info…but they totally could
Trump is set to sign yet another executive order, this time undoing a regulation that would block internet providers from being able to mine and sell your information. But don’t worry, Comcast, Verizon and AT&T promise not to do that. They totally could, though. The move is the latest in […]
A look at the leaked CIA malware attacks on Apple software
Wikileaks has once more released a series of documents that claim to show malware the CIA used to spy on owners of Apple products. And they are pretty hardcore. The CIA’s Target: Macs We have seen many examples of how the CIA, among other organizations, have used exploits to get […]
What you need to know about Wikileaks and CIA’s Hacking Program
Wikileaks have released a new batch of classified documents, this time from the CIA. Per the documents, the CIA have a section like the NSA, but with less accountability and oversight. The CIA’s Tools and Wikileak’s Vault 7 The new series of leaks is titled “Vault 7”, and the first […]
Secure your Messages with Keybase
Privacy and security are hot topics in this digital era. There’s a lot of reasons why someone would want to keep information private, and not always for nefarious reasons. A team might be working on privileged information for a company, or you might have a special night planned for your […]
Robots take over Chinese factory, 250% productivity raise is result
Robots have been threatening to become the new workforce for generations. It has been a cause of alarm for many in production and other medial jobs, where bots have slowly been automating processes. Now a Chinese company has made the switch, and it has made a huge difference.
