As the Guardian reported, Clapper made clear that the internet of things – the many devices like thermostats, cameras and other appliances that are increasingly connected to the internet – are providing ample opportunity for intelligence agencies to spy on targets, and possibly the masses. And it’s a danger that many consumers who buy these products … Read more
Several days worth of links. Enjoy! Home ‘Flipping’ Exceeds Peaks in Some Hot U.S. Housing Markets (Reuters) Bill Gross Says Finance Is ‘Burning Out’ Faster Than the Sun (The Street) Revised Snooper’s Charter Ignores Key Criticisms, Widens Police Powers Further (Ars Technica) AT&T Buying Missouri State Law Ensuring Broadband There Continues To Suck (Pure cronyism, … Read more
As the Apple vs. FBI battle rages in the court system and throughout the halls of Congress, Obama decides to do what he does best. Using “his pen” to make consequential decisions unilaterally. Just another day in the American banana republic. The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is on the verge … Read more
While most of the media, including the alternative media, has been focused primarily on our psychopathic leaders’ attempt to drag us into a Syrian civil war alongside al-Qaeda, some really crucial new information has been released about the NSA from the Snowden documents. Specifically, we now know the lengths to which the NSA has fought to … Read more
I have highlighted security expert Bruce Schneier’s writings in the past, including his recent excellent article: “The Internet is a Surveillance State.” In his piece yesterday published in The Atlantic, he offers us some serious wisdom about how to think about the tragic event in Boston. His key message is to “empathize, but not be … Read more