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Facebook is in the spotlight, as the recent Cambridge Analytica story involving millions of users’ data continues to melt news servers around the world. We strip away the complications and tell you exactly what happened, and why you may want to re… Continue reading What Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica problem means for your data
In an interview with BBC Radio, Dr. Aleksandr “Alex” Kogan said he never got paid to collect the data and was under the impression that “thousands” of other apps were doing the same thing. Continue reading The Researcher Who Gave Cambridge Analytica Facebook Data on 50 Million Americans Thought It Was ‘Totally Normal’
The Petro was meant to boost Venezuela’s economy, but it’s faced harsh criticism at home and abroad. Continue reading Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Venezuela’s ‘Petro’ Cryptocurrency
Trump’s meeting about violent video games today includes some questionable experts. Continue reading One of Trump’s Video Game Experts Thinks Cops Are at War and Murder Makes You Horny
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he supports states moving toward voting technology that offers a paper backup ballot. The public endorsement came during a rare open press conference where Trump welcomed the Prime Minister of Sweden to Washington. The show of support followed a question by a Swedish reporter about whether the White House was concerned about Russian meddling happening once again in the 2018 midterm elections. “I think you have to be really watching closely. You don’t want your system of votes to be compromised in anyway. And we won’t allow that to happen. We’re doing a very, very deep study and we’re coming out with what I think are some strong suggestions on the [2018] election,” said Trump. “You have to be very vigilant. One of the things we’re learning is that it’s always good, it’s old fashioned, but it’s always good to have a paper backup […]
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Since Trump is already campaigning for 2020, the Hatch Act is in effect, and it covers social media. Continue reading Federal Employees Could Get Fired for Liking the Wrong Tweet
Or at least restore it as an election issue. Continue reading Democrats Officially Introduce Bills to Restore Net Neutrality
To prevent high-tech meddling in US national elections of the future, Facebook plans to use a technology dating back to 1861 – the humble postcard. The social media giant plans to use the cards, first patented in 1861 in Philadelphia, as a form o… Continue reading Facebook aims to outsmart future high-tech election meddlers with 1861 technology
A proposal to cut federal support for the ISS in the 2020s amplifies the wider debate over the interplay between the public and private space spheres. Continue reading Trump’s Plan to Privatize the ISS Exposes Rifts in Spaceflight Community
This whole circus is performative “transparency” from a bunch of hypocrites. Continue reading ‘The Nunes Memo’ Is Worthless Without the Warrant