Category: #CyberSpaceWar
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Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
from salon.com: Michael Hayden equates potential angry reactions to Snowden indictments to al-Qaida operations. The cyberscare, like the redscare or the greenscare of the ’90′s, is already under way. We’ve seen it take root with the fierce federal persecution of Aaron Swartz, the hefty charges and prison sentence facing LulzSec hacktivist Jeremy Hammond and the…
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Perseid meteor showers to be extra special this August
from denverspost.com: The Perseid meteor shower will arrive this weekend, peaking between Aug. 11 and Aug. 13, and astronomers say this one could be special. For one thing, there won’t be any competition from the moon. The moon sets shortly after 10 p.m. local daylight time on the 11th in northern latitudes. Secondly, NASA announced…
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Has the Gov’t Lied on Snooping? Let’s Go to the Videotape
from propublica.org: Since Edward Snowden leaked documents detailing the NSA’s sweeping surveillance programs, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was forced to admit that part of his congressional testimony was “erroneous.” Here are six claims about NSA surveillance that have been undermined by recent disclosures. Read the full story: http://propub.ca/nsa-claims
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Talking humanoid robot launches on Japan rocket
from bigstory.ap.org: The first talking humanoid robot “astronaut” has taken off in a rocket. Kirobo — derived from the Japanese words for “hope” and “robot” — was among five tons of supplies and machinery on a rocket launched Sunday for the International Space Station from Tanegashima, southwestern Japan, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA,…
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UK ‘Porn’ Filter Will Also Block Violence, Alcohol, Terrorism, Smoking And ‘Esoteric Material’
from huffingtonpost.com: The United Kingdom’s new internet filters promise to block much more than just pornography, according to a report by the digital advocacy organization Open Rights Group. Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron announced online porn would soon become automatically blocked in order to “protect children and their innocence.” The filters will be implemented…
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Bradley Manning verdict brings anger, disappointment – and relief
from theguardian.com: Transparency campaigners condemned the harsh sentence in prospect for Bradley Manning, but journalists and lawyers closely associated with the trial were relieved with the acquittal for the most serious charge – that he “aided the enemy” by transmitting state secrets to WikiLeaks. In a statement, Manning’s family said they were disappointed by so…
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Asian Spying Said to Focus on U.S. Radiation-Hardened Electronics
from nationaljournal.com: The Pentagon has documented a sharp increase in military espionage from the Asia-Pacific region that focuses on specialized electronics designed to withstand radiation, such as that caused by nuclear warfare or accidents, according to an official review released last week. For a number of years, foreign entities from East Asia and the Pacific…
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#DARPA looking to build underwater drone ‘mothership’
from RT.com: The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced plans to develop an unmanned, submersible ‘mother ship’ to transport and deploy aerial and underwater drones. The much-vaunted DARPA, which is tasked with expanding technology and science for use in defense projects, is now looking to build an unmanned undersea system that can…
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The Truth About Edward Snowden
from FreedomainRadio.com: Stefan Molyneux discusses the truth about Edward Snowden and breaks down the history, origin, legality, and the terrifying reality of warrantless wiretapping, data collection and government spying. Sources: http://board.freedomainradio.com/topi…
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#NSA Can Reportedly Track Phones Even When They’re Turned Off
from slate.com: The NSA has a diverse range of surveillance capabilities—from monitoring Google Maps use to sifting through millions of phone call records and spying on Web searches. But it doesn’t end there. The agency can also track down the location of a cellphone even if the handset is turned off, according to a new…
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UK: Online pornography to be blocked by default, PM announces
from Big Brother Co: Most households in the UK will have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it, David Cameron has announced. In addition, the prime minister said possessing online pornography depicting rape would become illegal in England and Wales – in line with Scotland. Mr Cameron warned in a…
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New RFID ‘Smart Guns’ May Be Used By Govt to Bypass Second Amendment
from storyleak.com: The rise of ‘smart gun’ technology, which utilizes an RFID interface to allow for both the government and the manufacturer to remotely render the gun useless at any time, is the upcoming new tactic used by anti-Constitution control freaks in the effort to take away legal firearms from the hands of law-abiding citizens. …
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Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking
from ACLU.org: Automatic license plate readers are the most widespread location tracking technology you’ve probably never heard of. Mounted on patrol cars or stationary objects like bridges, they snap photos of every passing car, recording their plate numbers, times, and locations. At first the captured plate data was used just to check against lists of…