Monthly Archives: January 2018

FBI director calls unbreakable encryption ‘urgent public safety issue’

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“Tech companies and many cyber security experts have said that any measure ensuring that law enforcement authorities are able to access data from encrypted products would weaken cyber security for everyone.  U.S. officials have said that default encryption settings on cellphones and other devices hinder their ability to collect evidence needed to pursue criminals.”

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/fbi-director-calls-unbreakable-encryption-urgent-public-safety-issue/

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First France, Now Brazil Unveils Internet Censorship To Combat “Fake News”

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“Police officials vow that they will proceed to implement the censorship program even if no new law is enacted. They insist that no new laws are necessary by pointing to a pre-internet censorship law enacted in 1983 — during the time Brazil was ruled by a brutal military dictatorship that severely limited free expression and routinely imprisoned dissidents.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/10/first-france-now-brazil-unveils-plans-to-empower-the-government-to-censure-the-internet-in-the-name-of-stopping-fake-news/

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LAPD takes another step toward deploying drones domestically

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“Advocates say camera-mounted drones could help protect officers and others by collecting crucial information during high-risk situations or searches without jeopardizing their safety. For many privacy advocates and police critics, however, the drones stir Orwellian visions of unwarranted surveillance or fears of militarized, weapon-toting devices patrolling the skies.  LAPD brass, along with police commissioners, tried to ease those concerns last fall by promising careful restrictions on when the drones would be used, and strong oversight of the pilot program.”

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lapd-drone-money-20180109-story.html

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Deutsche Bank, Trump’s biggest creditor, awarded conviction reprieve

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“The Labor Department has granted Deutsche Bank a waiver from punishment allowing it to continue to manage retirement accounts for another three years, according to an announcement in the Federal Registry last month. Four other banks convicted in the case were also granted waivers.  Deutsche Bank has been a big lender to Trump over the years, and the president still has loans with the bank that were originally worth $300 million.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/trump-lender-gets-waiver-from-punishment-after-conviction/2018/01/10/4b5dcd1a-f64e-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html

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Parliament reports 24,000 attempts to access porn sites since election

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“The figure of 24,473 attempts represents about 160 requests per day on average from computers and other devices connected to the parliamentary network – which is used by MPs, peers and staff – between June and October last year.  Parliamentary authorities say the majority of attempts are not deliberate.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/08/parliament-reports-24000-attempts-to-access-pornographic-websites-since-election

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Thai PM uses cardboard cutout to avoid questions

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“Thailand’s prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha found a novel way to dodge tricky questions from journalists by referring them to his cardboard cutout.  Mr Prayuth took power in a military coup in 2014 and was named PM later that year.”

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-42621180/thai-pm-uses-cardboard-cutout-to-avoid-questions

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Teacher arrested for bringing up admin salary at school board meeting

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“The video then shows the woman on the floor in the hallway, where she is being handcuffed behind the back by the marshal. The marshal asks the teacher to ‘stop resisting’ and escorts her from the building.  Outside the building, the marshal tells her she is being arrested for refusing to leave and resisting arrest.  Fontana, the board president, told NBC News that Hargrave had violated meeting policies, by taking up extra time and asking questions during a public comment section.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-teacher-handcuffed-arrested-bringing-school-board-meeting-n836231

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Court Allows Destruction of Digital Voting Records Amid Hacking Fears

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“By granting the stay, the court effectively told the state that it does not in fact have to preserve the digital ballot images – essentially digitized versions of the paper ballots voters fill out at the voting booth – created today.  But Priscilla Duncan, attorney for four Alabama voters who sued the state last week in an attempt to force election officials to preserve the digital records, said Tuesday that their argument was ‘spurious’ and misleading.”

Read more: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/alabama-lawyer-blasts-last-minute-court-ruling-allowing-destruction-digital-voting-records-amid-hacking-fears/

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2017 Was Safest Year for Cops in Nearly 50 Years—Worst For Citizens

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“Data from 2017 reveals that the idea that there is a ‘war on cops’ is nothing more than police propaganda, as the number of officers killed in the line of duty dropped to the second-lowest total in more than 50 years.  Conversely, there were over 1,000 people killed by cops for the fourth year in a row, according to the website killedbypolice.net, which operates a database of individuals killed by law enforcement officers.”

Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/2017-safest-year-cops-war-citizens/

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California’s War on Guns Broadens to a War on Ammunition

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“California’s war on guns will soon broaden to a war on ammunition as a ban on the possession of bullets purchased out-of-state takes effect January 1, 2018.  According to the Sacramento Bee, it will also be illegal ‘to transfer or buy ammo’ from anyone other than a licensed dealer within the state, beginning January 1. California residents can order ammunition from a catalog as long as they have that ammunition shipped to a licensed dealer for pickup. The dealer will then add a ‘processing fee’ to the cost of the ammunition.”

Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/12/13/californias-war-on-guns-broadens-to-a-war-on-ammunition-beginning-january-1-2018/

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