H/T Lenny Ladner The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect ‘Sentiment and Emotion’ Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security, has bought millions of dollars worth of software from a company that uses artificial intelligence to detect “sentiment and emotion” in online posts, according to a…
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Smile, the Brave New World is Here
Facial Recognition is required to use almost all public services in China including cell phones.
A.I.: The New Buzzword
The following article was published over at Politically Incorrect Daily. The New Buzzword Working in I.T. for over 25 years, I often get a chuckle when business manageers and the media starts touting the latest tech buzzword, making it sound way more complicated and science fictiony than it really is. Growing…
Texas News: Lone Star State Considering Own Currency – And It’s Not Just Texans Who Could Use It
H/T NC Renegade Lone Star State Considering Own Currency – And It’s Not Just Texans Who Could Use It Texas could create a digital currency backed by gold and silver if a proposal in the state’s Senate moves forward. The law would allow the state to mint pure gold or silver coins based on…
Texas governor unveils plan for statewide TikTok ban
Texas governor unveils plan for statewide TikTok ban I may not agree with everything Governor Abbott has done in his last 8 years as Governor, but he has proven himself to be a Common Sense person and for that I salute him.
Cyber-Security: WOROK – Powerful Malware Hidden in .PNG Images
WOROK: Powerful Malware Hidden in .PNG Images “Unless it’s your first day on the internet, you’re probably aware that downloading certain files can be a serious mistake. It doesn’t take a cybersecurity expert to know that double-clicking the TotallyNotAVirus.exe file that mysteriously appeared in your downloads folder is a bad idea. If you’re a bit more security…
Texas News: Mysterious GPS Disruptions Spread In Texas Near Fort Hood
Mysterious GPS Disruptions Spread In Texas Near Fort Hood GPS interference is being reported around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area airports, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The first reports of signal degradation occurred about 24 hours ago. “Significant GPS interference being reported by pilots in the Dallas area. Aircraft being rerouted onto non-RNAV…
The Surveillance State: Presidential Policy Directive 28
Surveillance State USA. Biden quietly unleashes spymasters in dramatic Executive Order. The collection of signals intelligence shall be authorized by statute or Executive Order, proclamation, or other Presidential directive, and undertaken in accordance with the Constitution and applicable statutes, Executive Orders, proclamations, and Presidential directives. (b) Privacy and civil liberties shall be integral considerations…
The Surveillance State: Intelligence Community Developing AI Tool To Unmask Anonymous Writers
Intelligence Community Developing AI Tool To Unmask Anonymous Writers A press release on Tuesday from the ODNI revealed that the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), their research and development arm, is starting work on the Human Interpretable Attribution of Text Using Underlying Structure program – HIATUS for short.
VISUALIZED: Map of Ransomware Attacks Since 2018
VISUALIZED: Map of Ransomware Attacks Since 2018 Each dot represents the location of a ransomware attack, with the size of the dot depicting the number of records impacted. This map updates weekly and pinpoints the locations of each ransomware attack in the US, from 2018 to present day. Where available, it includes the ransom amount,…