Collaborate Disseminate
Yesterday, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and 23 Republican co-sponsors introduced a resolution that would overturn new privacy rules for internet service providers. “If the Federal Communications Commission rules are eliminated, ISPs would not have to get … Continue reading GOP Senators’ New Bill Would Let ISPs Sell Your Web Browsing Data
The most abstract concepts are, ultimately, made of people. The trick is finding ways to communicate how. Continue reading The Milo Yiannopoulos Fallout Reminds Us Why the Political Must Be Made Personal
The US Fish and Wildlife Service rule prohibits controversial methods like gassing dens and shooting cubs. Continue reading Republicans Vote to Allow Killing of Wolves and Bears on Refuges in Alaska
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: U.S. intelligence has collected information that Russia is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a “gift” to President Donald Trump — who has called the NSA leaker a “spy” and a “traitor” who des… Continue reading Russia Considers Sending Snowden Back To US As a ‘Gift’ To Trump
GOP lawmakers want to remove a rule forcing companies to capture waste gas. If that happens, it could cost taxpayers $23 million a year in lost revenue. Continue reading Republicans Want to Let Oil Companies Waste Gas on Public Lands
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Social media site Reddit has banned two of the largest far-right “subreddits” groups it hosts, altright and alternativeright. The subreddits have been used in the organization of America’s resurgen… Continue reading Reddit Bans Far-Right Groups Altright and Alternativeright
Psychologist Michal Kosinski developed a method to analyze people in minute detail based on their Facebook activity. Did a similar tool help propel Donald Trump to victory? Continue reading The Data That Turned the World Upside Down
A series of bills making their way through Congress would give Republicans veto power over regulations passed by agencies like the FCC and EPA. Continue reading Here’s How Republicans Plan to Kill Net Neutrality, Climate, and Labor Rules
randomErr quotes a report from Reuters: London-based fintech firm Trading.co.uk is launching an app that will generate trading alerts for shares based on Donald Trump social media comments. Keeping one eye on the U.S. President-elect’s personal Twitter… Continue reading Tech Firm Creates Trump Monitor For Stock Markets
mask.of.sanity writes from a report via The Register: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s freshly minted cyber tsar Rudy Giuliani runs a website so insecure that its content management system is five years out of date, unpatched and is utterly hackable… Continue reading Trump’s Cyber Security Advisor Rudy Giuliani Runs Ancient, Utterly Hackable Website