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Digital Genius?

John Redwood johnredwoodsdiary.com The digital revolution sweeps on. Much  of it is miracle technology that makes lives easier and better. It is transforming shopping, entertainment, media and much else. Parts of the public sector though are making technology into a  misery machine to spy on us , infuriate us and

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A Response to Dan Bongino

A Response to Dan Bongino

Andrew Torba CEO, Gab.com Jesus is King Friday I was flooded with messages about Dan Bongino’s ten minute meltdown on his show calling me a “fraud” and a “clown.” I watched the clip and was amused by Dan’s highly emotional outburst attacking me for simply stating a

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China’s ‘Social Credit’ System Has Arrived in America

China’s ‘Social Credit’ System Has Arrived in America

Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,

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What Is the Metaverse? A High-Tech Plan to Facebookify the World

Nick Kelly Queensland University of Technology Dr Nick Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design in the School of Design at QUT. His research addresses design cognition (how designers think), interaction design (how we design interactions within a sociocultural context), and teacher education (how we can better support high

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Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Turn Facebook into a ‘Metaverse Company’ – What Does That Mean?

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Turn Facebook into a ‘Metaverse Company’ – What Does That Mean?

Daniel Broby University of Strathclyde Daniel Broby is a leading academic in the field of Financial Technology (Fintech). His research interests focus on crypto-currencies, market operational efficiency and the timestamping of blockchain financial instructions Mark Zuckerberg wants to reinvent Facebook. He has been telling analysts and journalists that he wants

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An Alternative to PayPal Waits in the Wings

An Alternative to PayPal Waits in the Wings

The second beast was given power to[…]cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy

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Why Big Tech Is Deplatforming Sky News

Why Big Tech Is Deplatforming Sky News

As you may know, The BFD and its loyal readership have put a tremendous effort into making New Zealand’s leading source of centre-right news and opinion cancel-proof. As MediaBiasNZ shows, of 15 major media sites in NZ, only The BFD and Kiwiblog provide a centre or right-of-centre perspective. The

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Censored: Sky News Australia Temporarily Banned from YouTube

Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. Sky News Australia is banned from uploading content to YouTube for seven days after

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Gamers Know the Power of ‘Flow’ — What If Learners Could Harness It Too?

Simon McCallum Edward Schofield Stephen Dobson Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Simon has been teaching Computer Science since 1999 with Game specific courses from 2004. Edward is currently a professional staff member at Victoria University in Wellington, although he has a small Academic Background and completed postgraduate studies

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Facebook Is Watching Your Friends

Facebook Is Watching Your Friends

Karl D. Stephan mercatornet.com Karl D. Stephan received the B. S. in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1976, a Master of Engineering degree in 1977 and was employed by Motorola, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta as an RF development engineer. Suppose you went to a party with a

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Welcome to the Age of Digital Vigilante Journalism

Welcome to the Age of Digital Vigilante Journalism

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet Last week marked the beginning of the age of digital vigilante justice. For the first time, a public figure was forced to resign after journalists obtained geolocation data from his phone and outed him as a homosexual. The subject

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Police Spying on Your Facebook, or Tinder?

Police Spying on Your Facebook, or Tinder?

Imagine if the police were allowed to open all your letters, or listen in on all your telephone calls, without a warrant. Imagine if the police were allowed to eavesdrop on all your conversations with your friends. Imagine if the state was keeping track of everyone you dated, slept with,

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