Despite Expert Warnings and Accidents, Elected Officials Still Push for Self-Driving Car Legislation
By B.N. Frank According to many experts, Automated Vehicles won’t necessarily make the roads safer – not by a long shot. That has not deterred…
Cybersecurity
FBI Warns FaceApp is a “Counterintelligence Threat” Because It Was Made in Russia
By John Vibes This week, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning about the popular smartphone photo application FaceApp, along with every…
PA County Election Turned Into “Nightmare” After Voting Machines Malfunctioned
By Tyler Durden A couple of minutes after polls closed in Easton, Pennsylvania on Election Day, the chairwoman of the county Republicans, Lee Snover, realized…
Attention: Smart TV Owners –The FBI Has Some Warnings For You
By B.N. Frank Maybe you should have held on to your box TV after all. From Yahoo: But like anything that connects to the internet,…
Tens of Thousands of Cybersecurity Weaknesses in Energy Dept Including Inside National Nuclear Security Administration
By B.N. Frank Thanks to Nextgov for reporting about a situation that could undoubtedly lead to catastrophic events: The Energy Department continues to botch the…
Google Admits That “Others” Can Access The Camera On Samsung & Android Smartphones
By Alanna Ketler The Facts: Hackers have successfully been able to access the front facing cameras on Google and Samsung phones without permission from the…
Amazon Issues Patch for Ring Video Doorbell Security Flaw. Estimated 200M+ IoT Products Vulnerable to Hacking.
By B.N. Frank Amazon Ring doorbells are very popular right now for homeowners and their neighborhood police departments. However, Internet of Things (IoT) technology has…
DOD Asks FCC to Reject Company’s 5G License Because of Risk to “National Security, Civil Service, and the Economic Benefit of the Nation”
By B.N. Frank Lawsuits, opposition, and warnings about the Federal Communications Commission’s forced widespread installation of 5G technology are ongoing. Now the Department of Defense…
‘Tis the Season for Phishing Scams: Here’s How to Spot Them
By Sandra D. Lane It seems like phishing emails are doubling up this holiday season, or maybe I’m just getting more than I’m used to….
U.S. Lawmakers Demand Amazon Disclose How Ring Stores Data
By Aaron Kesel U.S. lawmakers are demanding that Amazon tell them more about how Ring, Amazon’s surveillance network, is protecting consumer data. They cited the…
Patriot Extension, sElection Blackout, Thumbprint Streaming
By corbettreport Welcome back to #NewWorldNextWeek – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in…
Mechanic Uses His Computer to Stalk and Control Ex-Girlfriend’s Car
By B.N. Frank Technology is like any tool. Some people will choose to use it in ways that are creepy, dangerous and illegal. From Australia:…
Facebook Communications Leaked Antitrust Behaviors, Admits 100 Developers Had Access To User Data
By Aaron Kesel Facebook states that even after the company locked down its Groups’ application programming interface (API) last year, some app developers retained improper…
What Bitcoin Can Teach Us
By George Gilder The great Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek said it best: “The root and source of all monetary evil is government control of money.”…