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Twitter Suspends Science Writer after He Posts Results of Pfizer Clinical Test
Jonathan Turley ronpaulinstitute.org Just yesterday, we discussed the censoring of a commentator by Twitter for merely expressing an opinion over the need for a “pause” on any federal mandates on Covid-19 as new research is studied. Now, a former New York Times science reporter, Alex Berenson, has been suspended
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
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
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,
Fight for Control Threatens to Destabilize and Fragment the Internet
Nick Merrill University of California, Berkeley Nick Merril is a researcher at the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, where he directs the Daylight Lab (daylight.berkeley.edu). He received my Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Information. His adviser was John Chuang. You try to use your
Axie Infinity: Online Games Where People Earn as They Play Are Transforming Gaming
Drew Cattanach University of Westminster Currently lecturing on the BSc Computer Games Development course at the University of Westminster, Drew’s background is in the UK Games Development industry working at companies such as Electronic Arts between 1995 and 2013. Drew’s research interests are game design and narratives, asset
Nothing like the Mafia: Cybercriminals Are Much like the Everyday, Poorly Paid Business Worker
Roberto Musotto Edith Cowan University David S. Wall University of Leeds New research is questioning the popular notion that cybercriminals can make millions of dollars from the comfort of home — and without much effort. Our paper, published in the journal Trends in Organised Crime, suggests offenders who illegally sell cybercrime
The 3D Technology That Could Revolutionize the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Nicola Hagemeister École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) Nathalie J Bureau Université de Montréal Neila Mezghani Université TÉLUQ Nicola Hagemeister completed her doctorate in 2001 at the Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada). She has been a professor of systems engineering at the École de technologie supérieure since 2003. Nathalie Bureau is a
China’s Move to Curfew Young Gamers
In Orwell’s 1984, the telescreen is a device which not only blasts non-stop propaganda, it allows the Party to monitor its members, all day, every day. For instance, when Winston Smith fails to join in the prescribed exercises properly, the instructor’s voice blares from the screen: “6079 Smith
Popular Food Apps That You Might Want to Check Out
Colin Thompson streetfoodguy.com Colin Thomson is living proof that the Soviet Union lives forever. He drives a Lada. The most prominent reason for why the food industry across the world is growing at an exponential rate is technology. Technology is getting cheaper, and devices are getting smaller, and more
Calling Out China for Cyberattacks Is Risky — but a Lawless Digital World Is Even Riskier
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Today’s multi-country condemnation of cyber-attacks by Chinese state-sponsored agencies was a sign of increasing frustration at recent behaviour. But it also masks the real
Big Batteries Could Be Bigger Bombs Than Beirut Fertilizer
Joanne Nova cfact.org A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. It turns out
New Zealand’s Cyber-Resilience Failing under Labour
Since Labour has been in Government New Zealand’s cybersecurity ranking has taken a serious hit, National’s Digital Economy & Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. The recently released United Nations ITU Global Cybersecurity Index shows New Zealand’s ranking plunging from 19 in 2017 down to 48 in 2021.
