Drones and surveillance
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Although this month’s much-heralded first delivery performed by a fully autonomous Amazon.com drone was, in effect, little more than a publicity stunt – beta testing of the company’s drone delivery service currently includes a total of only two customers living in rural England – Jeff Bezos’ dream of filling the skies with commercial drones ready […]
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It seems as though the US military is potentially gearing up for a major mission. A mysterious Navy plane was recently spotted conducting a secret electronic command and control drill over the Denver area. Although tensions with Russia have currently subsided since Donald Trump won the battle for the White House, it is likely that […]
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If you’re a Yahoo email user, you should be aware that in 2015 the web giant built a specialised piece of software to scan all incoming emails to all Yahoo mail accounts, searching for certain phrases and statements related to U.S. intelligence. Three former employees have claimed to have seen the surveillance in action and said […]
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I’ve been away from school for a couple of decades or so. I went to college in the ’70s, dropped out, and eventually finished in the ’90s. I leaned toward the theatrical, philosophical, sociological, communicable disciplines and ignorantly ignored the burgeoning planned obsolescence of male and female, which would eventually be rebranded as Human 2.0 where flesh melds with […]
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Robert Hannigan is the Director of the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHK). That agency name is chalk full of Orwellian intent. This communications group was not created for government transparency on the behalf of British tax payers. No, this is another arrow in the quiver of a global scientific dictatorship. GCHK is actually an electronic surveillance and eavesdropping unit, comparable to the U.S. National […]
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Some believe the end of anonymity will be a sign in their hand or forehead, commonly called the “mark of the beast.” Without this “sign,” one won’t be able to buy or sell anything without it. Most folks surmise that this mark is a chip under the skin. So they draw their line in the sand and say, “Oh, I’ll never […]
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The Federal Government, since 1999, has been actively collecting, preparing and storing massive amounts of medical and emergency supplies. According to SHTF.com, a half a billion dollars per year has been spent stockpiling these items. An agency called the Public Health Emergency Countermeasures Enterprise (PHECE) is the overseer of the project. They coordinate with the usual cast of alphabet agencies – the Center for Disease Control […]
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Would you trust a robot cop over an actual cop? That is the dilemma Chinese citizens are facing with the debut of the country’s first “intelligent security robot.” The machine is a spinning image of one of Dr. Who’s notorious Daleks, and delivers an electric shock to keep rioters in place. It’s also equipped with […]
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The computer system that the National Security Agency (also known as the Illegal Spying Agency) uses to identify and track “terrorists” is seriously flawed, warns a shocking new report that takes a closer look at the leaked documents put forward by former NSA subcontractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden. Many innocent people, particularly in Pakistan, are at serious […]
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At the tender age of seven my father asked me if I knew the Golden Rule. “Sure,” I responded. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” His tight-lipped somber smile and arched eyebrow indicated that I was right, but I was also wrong. Dad had been a U.S. Navy’s gunner’s mate in World War 2. At eighteen, he defended his […]
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Something strange is happening in the Middle East. A string of animals have been arrested on the grounds of espionage, prompting many to wonder whether these Middle Eastern countries are suffering from mass paranoia. In Iran, for instance, two pigeons were arrested in 2008 near a uranium enrichment plant. Officials said the birds were “bearing […]
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The possibility of drones being fitted with firearms and explosives has forced the NYPD to crack down on illegally operated drones in NY parks, with the potential of placing their pilots on the NYPD watch list. According to CBS New York, the NYPD’s deputy chief for counter-terrorism, Salvatore Di Pace had this to say about […]
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Despite public opposition, drone technology continues to advance. Russia has developed the first tank drone, which is expected to make its way onto the international market very soon. Rosoboronexport is the international agency behind the tank drone. According to the group, the combat vehicle is intended to combat terrorist groups and perhaps mechanize the infantry […]
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An unknown hacker has disclosed the contact information of around 20,000 FBI and 9,000 DHS employees, including their names, job titles, email addresses and phone numbers. The Daily News attempted to dial more than 20 numbers published by the hacker from the DHS list. Many of the calls went to the wrong person or disconnected […]
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In recent days the Pentagon made a startling admission: Between 2006 and 2015, it had deployed drones in spying roles over U.S. soil nearly 20 times, in what appears on the surface to be a blatant violation of existing U.S. statutes and constitutional privacy protections. As reported by USA Today: The report by a Pentagon […]
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