Monthly Archives: February 2017

Philippines anti-drug death squads to target 9-year-old children

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“The move to target children signals Duterte’s determination to intensify his drug war, which faces outrage abroad and growing unease at home.  National police chief Ronald Dela Rosa recently announced that he was suspending anti-narcotics operations, which have killed more than 2,500 people, while the force rids itself of corrupt cops. The announcement came after it emerged last month that drug squad officers had killed a South Korean businessman at national police headquarters.  Duterte has signaled he intends to continue his drug war. In late January, he said the campaign would run until his presidency ends in 2022.”

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-drugs-children-insight-idUSKBN15T1NB

 

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Border guards force US citizen to unlock his work phone

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“Should this have happened? Bikkannavar is, after all, a natural-born US citizen. He’s also enrolled in the CBP’s Global Entry program, which allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the US.”

Read more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/02/14/border-guards-force-us-citizen-to-unlock-his-nasa-owned-work-phone/

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How To Stop Your Smart TV From Spying on You

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“The single most foolproof way to keep an internet-connected TV from sending data to far-flung ad tech servers around the globe? Disconnect it from the internet. And honestly, you should be doing that anyway. That doesn’t mean you have to live a Netflix-free life. But you should very much opt for a streaming box or dongle for your televised internet interests. If you insist on keeping your smart TV hooked up to the big bad internet regardless, here’s a quick primer on how to limit what it tracks by brand.”

Read more: https://www.wired.com/2017/02/smart-tv-spying-vizio-settlement/

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Genetically-modified cyborg dragonflies can be remotely controlled to spy on people

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“Dubbed the DragonflEye, the half-insect, half-machine is fitted with a fingernail-sized backpack, powered by a solar panel and remotely controlled by an operator.  The dragonfly can be used for ‘guided pollination’ as well as surveillance missions, according to researchers.”

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4160106/The-GM-cyborg-dragonflies-spy-you.html

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Real life CSI: Google’s new AI system unscrambles pixelated faces

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“Google’s neural networks have achieved the dream of CSI viewers everywhere: the company has revealed a new AI system capable of ‘enhancing’ an eight-pixel square image, increasing the resolution 16-fold and effectively restoring lost data.  The neural network could be used to increase the resolution of blurred or pixelated faces, in a way previously thought impossible; a similar system was demonstrated for enhancing images of bedrooms, again creating a 32×32 pixel image from an 8×8 one.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/08/google-ai-system-pixelated-faces-csi

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James Bovard: Hey, wait a minute, Trump’s fear-mongering isn’t new

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“Presidential fear-mongering has a long and sordid history. We cannot understand the threat that Trump poses without recognizing how prior presidents used similar ploys.”

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/02/08/trump-fearmongering-obama-drones-presidents-james-bovard-column/97598348/

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Highway Robbery Gets Trump Seal of Approval

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“The nomination of Jeff Sessions to the office of Attorney General has made many criminal justice advocates nervous, as he has a long history of justifying the practice of policing for profit. On Tuesday, Trump confirmed these fears when he threw his support behind the controversial practice, saying that he saw  ‘no reason’ to restrict law enforcement’s use of civil asset forfeiture. Ignoring the substantive concerns over the practices’ disregard for due process, Trump even threatened to ‘destroy the career’ of libertarian-leaning Texas legislator Konni Burton for her outspoken opposition to the practice, a comment met with approving laughter from the law enforcement officials in attendance.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/highway-robbery-gets-presidential-seal-of-approval/

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Philippines to disband anti-drug death squads after killing South Korean businessman

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“President Rodrigo Duterte said he was embarrassed that anti-drugs officers had abused their power to engage in kidnapping, leading to the death by strangulation of Jee Ick-joo, on the grounds of the national police headquarters.  More than 7,000 people have been killed since Duterte, nicknamed ‘the punisher’, unleashed his bloody crackdown seven months ago, some 2,250 in police operations and the rest still mostly under investigation. His six-year term ends in 2022.”

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/philippines-to-disband-anti-drug-police-units-after-rogue-agents-kill-south-korean-businessman-2017-1

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Russia said to plan to deliver Snowden for execution in exchange for lifting sanctions

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“‘Snowden is a spy who should be executed,’ the President posted on Twitter in 2013, and CIA Director Mike Pompeo has also suggested that Snowden should be put to death.  The White House did not immediately comment on the NBC report, but the Justice Department told the network that it would welcome the return of Snowden. Trump himself, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, has questioned the economic restrictions and said in January, ‘If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody’s doing some really great things.'”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/russia-considers-giving-edward-snowden-gift-trump-article-1.2969586

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Trump signs order giving police greater authority, citing phantom “rising crime”

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“Donald Trump has signed three executive orders to deal with ‘public safety’, including handing more authority to the police.  He insisted that the US faced the ‘threat of rising crime’ and that ‘things will get better very soon’.  [Jeff] Sessions, a longtime Senator from Alabama who was once deemed too racist to serve as a federal judge, told reporters that the US ‘has a crime problem’.  ‘I wish the rise that we’re seeing in crime in America today were some sort of aberration or a blip,’ he said.”

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-sign-executive-order-police-more-authority-murder-shooting-us-president-jeff-sessions-a7572001.html

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