Category: Cyber-Skills
The Surveillance State: Latest in Big Brother Creepiness
H/T Politically Incorrect Humor If you haven’t noticed it yet, the government/Big Tech overlords have added yet another tool of censorship/thought control — text warnings as you’re typing. For example, my wife got this on an Apple iMessage. I’m guessing algorithms are in progress (if not already completed) to check our text discussions…
You Supply the Pictures, I’ll Supply the War
You supply the pictures. I’ll supply the War When you combine the recent article of Govt. Agencies employing AI to both censor and deceive the general public with the past shenanigans of one William Randolph Hearst, you have a 100% bonafide WARNING! Remember: There is nothing new under the Sun and Government’s don’t change…
Mass Censorship and Deception Courtesy of AI
H/T Montana A USSOCOM to Use AI to Detect Disinformation Threats on Social Media For an Example of how AI can be used for Mass Deception, check out this Deep Fake of DeSantis “Dropping Out” of the 2024 Presidential Race. Tell me that does not look like a Polished Media Sound…
The Surveillance State: The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect ‘Sentiment and Emotion’
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…
Know Your History: How the Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance
How East Germany’s Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance The state has a monopoly on violence. However, abusive repression harms government credibility and alienates public support in the long run. A more subtle and effective way to exercise power is to surveil the population and to prevent open manifestations of discontent. This article analyzes the case…
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…
The Surveillance State: Israeli Unit 8200-Created Spyware Firms Assisting Mexican Cartels
Israeli Unit 8200-Created Spyware Firms Assisting Mexican Cartels In 2023 alone, eight journalists have been killed due to being tracked down using NSO Group’s software. When Sinaloa cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman-Loera, also known as El Chapo, was on trial, one of his engineers stated, “I bought interception equipment that allows access to phone calls,…
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.