Technology
Going Ahead With the ‘Kill Switch’
The ‘kill switch’ mandate, Massie says at the beginning of his speech that started off the House floor debate over the amendment, “will probably sound like a bad science fiction movie.” However, it is reality.
Oh Bless, They Think It’s Actually Working
The truth is the ban isn’t working – we all know it. And in any case it’s impossible to measure if it is.
The Man Who Lit the Washington Monument Like a Candle
Barrett and his team raced back to the Washington Monument to feed a copy of the 19-minute show, about two terabytes of data, into four servers. “The pivot from shooting furniture to counting myself as being seen by 400 million people, or whatever the most recent numbers are, is mind boggling.”
This Is State Sponsored Arrogance
Latest developments in a storm that’s not in a teacup.
These Assurances of Safety Are Worthless
The power to interfere with evolution is not a blessing, it is a curse.
This Data Breach Was Preventable
The warnings were ignored. This was preventable. The question now is whether anyone will be held accountable, or whether we’ll simply wait for the next catastrophe.
He Found the Octopus
They killed the journalist who connected it all. Now we live in the world he warned us about.
This Nightmare of Online Verification, Part 2
It is important to fight the implementation of such policies to help ensure our freedom, privacy and security for ourselves and for future generations.
The Nightmare of Identity Verification Part 1
In this two-part series, I will discuss the range of concerns and problems that come with online identity verification requirements.
Thoughts for the Year
I’m sure there are other things, but these for me are the standouts.
Has Orwell’s 1984 Become Reality?
The more the process is ramped up, the louder critical voices become (and protests are likely to occur) and, correlatively, the more anxious the neo-fascists become, to close the net around citizens of the world.
Digital ID, Free Speech and Our Children
Today, we are wrapping our children up in digital cotton wool! What are the implications? I ask you.
Privacy for the Powerful, Surveillance for the Rest
Protecting kids is a weak pretext for total digital surveillance. What’s worse, the EU’s monitoring exempted its own politicians from scrutiny. Their privacy matters, but not yours.