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Noah Drones On | TTT 240

chris — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:42:56 +0000

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Noah takes the mic to catch up on the tech news of the week. A passionate discussion about consumer drones, a Kickstarter close to the heart & more!

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The Edge of Privacy | TTT 231

chris — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:20:19 +0000

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Microsoft’s Edge browser is caught storing browsing history in private mode, Dutch police are training dinosaurs to capture flying drones, the Java plugin days are coming to an end & big phone rumors loom!

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Billions for Baghdad | Unfilter 165

chris — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:34:02 +0000

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It’s revealed that the US government is sending billions of dollars to Iraq’s central bank, which is winding up in the hands of ISIS. We cover the latest on this story. Then we follow the money on some major defense spending & bust the week’s bogus news.

Why the rest of the 2016 presidential run will be filled with softball questions.

And you won’t believe how bad the TSA failed their latest security test, a frank discussion on media biases & we wrap it all up with a high note.

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Drone Shipping Wars | TTT 221

chris — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:07:58 +0000

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CISA is working its way through the system, we highlight some reasons to be concerned & the role Facebook might be playing. Plus the European Parliament rejects amendments protecting net neutrality & some TalkTalk hack follow up.

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Creeper Cookies | TTT 215

chris — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:20:20 +0000

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Verizon’s super cookie just got nastier, Facebook has plans for free Internet from space & Google launches AMP, Accelerated Mobile Pages Project for a faster, open mobile web.

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Click Bait Murder | Unfilter 157

chris — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:09:56 +0000

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How the media SHOULD have handled the reporter shooting story, a look at the latest accusations of Cyber attack, how the Iran deal is designed to pass, a follow up to the refugee situation in the EU, and an update on the 2016 run!

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Trisquel Founder Interview | LAS 349

chris — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:43:14 +0000

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The main developer and founder of Trisquel GNU/Linux Ruben Rodriguez joins us to discuss the projects mission, the major headwinds it faces, what the future holds, and their new focus on privacy.

Plus: Mark Shuttleworth sees a future where Ubuntu powers Robots and Drones, a mini-review of KDE Plasma 5.2 desktop, what’s coming up in Gnome…

AND SO MUCH MORE!

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Trisquel Developer Rubén Rodríguez a.k.a. quidam Interview

Main Developer and Founder Ruben Rodriguez aka quidam

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GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is
the GNU version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an
ethical one: it is entirely free software.
While the Firefox source code from the Mozilla project is free
software, they distribute and recommend non-free software as
plug-ins and addons. Also their trademark license restricts distribution
in several ways incompatible with freedom 0.

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This Sunday we’re speaking with one of the Trisquel developers, we need your questions. If you’ve ever had a question about Trisquel… here’s your chance.

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At the beginning moving computers was a real challenge. The problem was not just their quite big weight, but also their size which made it difficult to put them in a right place even though it was possible to lift them. Computer portability has been improving along with developing a PC. However, it still isn’t ideal as it is necessary to transport a lot of its parts – a monitor, a keyboard, a CPU and a mouse. The approach to computer design and appearance has been the same until today. We are introducing Mouse-Box, a computer different than ever before. An incredible combination of the two most important elements in a computer set – a computer and a mouse.

Desktop App Pick

swatd · GitHub

SWATd is a daemon for running scripts when your house gets raided by the police
(or broken into by criminals). For example, if you use any kind of encryption,
you can use SWATd to destroy the keys, instead of hoping the police (or
criminals) are stupid enough to unplug your computer. SWATd can also be used
for more mundane things like sending an email notification when a server goes
down.

Weekly Spotlight

Dex UI | NNKD

DEX UI is a combination of my love for futuristic interfaces and desktop customization. It’s a handcrafted interface programmed in openFrameworks, running fullscreen underneath a functioning terminal, as essentially an animated desktop.

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Shuttleworth: Smart things powered by snappy Ubuntu Core on ARM and x86 [LWN.net]

Mark Shuttleworth takes a look at
Ubuntu and the Internet of Things. “Ubuntu is right at the heart of
the “internet thing” revolution, and so we are in a good position to raise
the bar for security and consistency across the whole ecosystem. Ubuntu is
already pervasive on devices — you’ve probably seen lots of “Ubuntu in the
wild” stories, from self-driving cars to space programs and robots and the
occasional airport display. I’m excited that we can help underpin the next
wave of innovation while also thoughtful about the responsibility that
entails. So today we’re launching snappy Ubuntu Core on a wide range of
boards, chips and chipsets, because the snappy system and Ubuntu Core are perfect for distributed, connected devices that need security updates for the OS and applications but also need to be completely reliable and self-healing. Snappy is much better than package dependencies for robust, distributed devices.”

pfSense 2.2-RELEASE Now Available!

I’m happy to announce the release of pfSense(r) software version 2.2! This release brings improvements in performance and hardware support from the FreeBSD 10.1 base, as well as enhancements we’ve added such as AES-GCM with AES-NI acceleration, among a number of other new features and bug fixes. Jim Thompson

Plasma 5.2 Beta out for Testing

Today KDE releases a beta for Plasma 5.2. This release adds a number of new components and improves the existing desktop. We welcome all testers to find and help fix the bugs before our stable release in two weeks’ time.

Kubuntu 15.04 Alpha 2 Is the Most Exciting Release in a Long Time – Screenshot Tour – Softpedia

The second batch of testing images for Kubuntu 15.04 is out and it looks like the developers are definitely on the right track. This is the first Kubuntu edition that integrates the new Plasma 5 desktop and the rest of the components from the former KDE SC. This latest edition of Kubuntu is quite exciting and none of the flavors for the Vivid launch has such a big change in the desktop paradigm.

GNOME Shell Adds VP9 Screencasting, Mutter Improves Wayland

Mutter 3.15.4 was checked in this morning by Florian Müllner and it has Wayland improvements and other exciting changes with GTK+ now drawing all window decorations, a change to replicate the monitor EDID parsing for Mutter on Wayland so it acts the same way as under X11, Mutter now handles input device configuration, and there’s support for pointer barriers with Mutter on Wayland. The pointer barriers on Wayland will ensure that the pointer never enters “dead areas” of the screen due to different monitor sizes, etc.

Librem 15, the first free software GNU/Linux laptop, makes funding goal

Crowd Supply, a curated crowd-funding and e-commerce company has been working on funding the first pure free-software laptop, the Purism Librem 15. The Kickstarter-like project had been seeking $250,000 to create the “first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications.” On January 21st, the company achieved its goal. As of January 22nd, the project has raised just over $260,000.

Purism, the company behind the Librem 15, promises that it will ship an Intel CPU fused to run unsigned BIOS code. The hope is that this will allow a future where free software can replace the proprietary, digitally signed, BIOS binaries.

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State of the Obvious 2015 | Unfilter 130

chris — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 23:35:15 +0000

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Obama gives his sixth state of the Union, we fact check in real time & listen for key issues like Cyber security.

It’s a once a year special edition of the Unfilter show, we throw out the playbook!

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Obama stresses middle class in State of the Union

The nation is ready to “turn the page” from years of financial hardship, President Obama said Tuesday, as he used his State of the Union speech to promote an ambitious program of “middle class economics” in the face of new Republican majorities in Congress.

State of the Union 2015: Obama Declares ‘Shadow of Crisis Has Passed’ – ABC News

In his sixth State of the Union address — the second to last of his presidency — President Obama declared an economic resurgence, doubling down on improving wages for the middle class.

“The verdict is clear,” the president said. “Middle class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work, as long as politics don’t get in the way.”

Obama says US vulnerable to cyberthreats without new steps – Beaumont Enterprise

Obama says his administration is working to use intelligence to combat cyberthreats the way it has with terrorism. He says Congress should pass legislation protecting childrens’ information, fighting identity theft and addressing evolving cyberthreats. He says that would help protect technologies that have created opportunity worldwide.

Obama wants legislation enabling information sharing between the private sector and U.S. agencies and offering companies limited protection from liability.

Full Text of President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address

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Printable Klingons | Tech Talk Today 116

chris — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:53:12 +0000

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Google brings the future to your camera, Nintendo gets my money & Firefox has goodies for your face. Plus a printer that can print drones!

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Official Google Blog: Hallo, hola, olá to the new, more powerful Google Translate app

Often the hardest part of traveling is navigating the local language. If you’ve ever asked for “pain” in Paris and gotten funny looks, confused “embarazada” with “embarrassed” in Mexico, or stumbled over pronunciation pretty much anywhere, you know the feeling. Now Google Translate can be your guide in new ways. We’ve updated the Translate app on Android and iOS to transform your mobile device into an even more powerful translation tool.

Apple Watch iPhone ‘Companion’ app revealed w/ new Watch features, monograms

Yesterday, we reported that the latest iOS 8.2 beta reveals that an Apple Watch application for the iPhone is in the works. Now, we have some more details. Within Apple, the application is currently called the Apple Watch “Companion” app for iPhone. This application manages settings for Apple Watch applications, as well as settings for iPhone/Watch interactivity. The Companion app’s settings reveal some novel new functions that are coming to the Apple Watch. Below, we highlight some of the most interesting new features and settings.

“New Nintendo 3DS XL” to launch in US on February 13 for $200 [Updated] | Ars Technica

Nintendo confirmed the Feb. 13 US release date reported below in a Nintendo Direct presentation this morning, also announcing a suggested retail price of $199.99.

There was no mention of a standard-sized version of the system for the US, suggesting the XL-sized version will be the only one available in this country for the time being. Nintendo did announce a special edition gold version of the console, styled with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask art, to promote the Feb. 13 launchof Majora’s Mask 3D.

The base package won’t include an AC Adapter, but customers can re-use any AC adapter from previous DSi or 3DS systems, or purchase one separately, Nintendo said.

Firefox 35 arrives with room-based conversations, MP4 playback on Mac, and Android download manager support | VentureBeat | Business | by Emil Protalinski

Mozilla today launched Firefox 35 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Major additions to the browser include room-based Firefox Hello conversations, H.264 (MP4 files) playback on OS X, and integration with the Android download manager.

An MIT Professor Built A 3D Printer That Can Print Drones. In One Piece. For $9000. — The Letters — Medium

Voxel8’s introductory printer is beautiful, but odds are that you won’t be adding this printer to your home decor any time soon. Pre-orderers who want the first edition of the Developer kit will have to pony up $8999, plus shipping.

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Meet MATE’s Mastermind | LAS 347

chris — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:57:36 +0000

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Developer of the MATE desktop & more, Stefano Karapetsas joins us to discuss the projects transition to GTK3, balancing traditional desktop design with new features & the big challenges facing MATE.

Plus a huge announcement, news, picks…

AND SO MUCH MORE!

All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

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MATE Desktop Environment | MATE

GTK3 MATE on Arch

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Desktop App Pick

Qtractor – An Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer

Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written
in C++ with the Qt4 framework.
Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit
(JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
(ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio
workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

An Open Source Program For Multi-track Clipping Capabilities : LinuxActionShow

Weekly Spotlight

“grep was a private command of mine for quite a while before i made it public.”

The history of grep, the 40 year old Unix command

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Next-gen Linux-powered rifle is accurate up to a mile

Dell refreshes high-end XPS business laptop line

I had a chance to play with both the Dell XPS 13 and the XPS 15 at CES. Each comes with Windows 8.1 by default. There will also be, as there has been in the past, a special developers edition that comes with Ubuntu. Sources close to Dell said this Linux-powered model will appear in February and will run Ubuntu 14.04

Exclusive: The LG Audi smartwatch runs webOS! : LinuxActionShow

Linux-based gadget charges mobiles wirelessly at up to 15 feet

Energous demoed a Linux-based “WattUp” device that uses WiFi-like beam forming technology to wirelessly charge compatible mobile devices at up to 15 feet.

Intel’s “Compute Stick” is a full Windows or Linux PC in an HDMI dongle

Atom-powered stick comes with Windows for $149 or Linux for $89.

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SnatchedChat | Tech Talk Today 74

chris — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:00:13 +0000

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13 gigabytes of stolen images from Snapchat but Snapchat themselves are not to blame. The Linux Foundation is working on open source drones. Apple Pay is facing headwinds & our Kickstarter of the week sparks quite the debate!

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Snapchat images stolen from third-party Web app using hacked API [Updated] | Ars Technica

An alleged cache of about 13 gigabytes of stolen images from Snapchat—some of them apparently of nude, underage users of the “ephemeral” messaging platform—was posted online Thursday night, many of them to the image-sharing site 4chan’s /b/ discussion board. However, the threads linking to the images have largely been shut down by 4Chan over concerns of trafficking in what could be considered child pornography. Over 100,000 user images and videos were in the cache, according to 4chan discussions.

According to 4Chan posters, the files were moved by the operator of the site SnapSaved.com—a site that was operating as a web-based SnapChat viewer—from the original server to a non-indexed site, where they were discovered. The original poster on the leak has said he will not be sharing the contents in both a comment on 4Chan and in a “release” posted on Pastebin.

The leak was apparently caused by SnapSaved.com (which has apparently been offline for several months; the link is to the developers’ Facebook page). SnapSaved was a Web-based client built for Snapchat that allowed users to access “snaps” from a Web browser. However, the service, which according to DNS records ran on a server at the hosting company HostGator, apparently kept all images received or sent by its users without their knowledge.

Snapchat does not publish its API for third-party developers, but it has been reverse-engineered.

Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Dronecode Project

“The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today announced the founding of the Dronecode Project. The Project will bring together existing open source drone projects and assets under a nonprofit structure governed by The Linux Foundation. The result will be a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Founding members include 3D Robotics, Baidu, Box, DroneDeploy, Intel, jDrones, Laser Navigation, Qualcomm, SkyWard, Squadrone System, Walkera and Yuneec. Dronecode includes the APM UAV software platform and associated code, which until now has been hosted by 3D Robotics, a world leader in advanced UAV autopilot and autonomous vehicle control. The company was co-founded by Chris Anderson, formerly editor-in-chief of Wired”

Many Retailers Hesitant About Offering Support for Apple Pay

Though Apple is launching Apple Pay with a number of high-profile retail partners including Macy’s, Disney, Whole Foods, Sephora, Walgreens, and Staples, among others, there’s a long list of retailers who have decided not to offer Apple Pay in their stores.

Walmart and Best Buy, for example, have been two high-profile companies that have vocally opted out, and The Daily Dot has compiled a list of several other retail outlets that have no current plans to support Apple Pay. Clothing store H&M said that it has no plans to accept Apple Pay at this time, as did high-end retailer Coach.

A Bed, Bath & Beyond spokesperson said the company was “unable to participate,” while a spokesperson for retailer Belk also said “we don’t have the capability to accept Apple Pay right now,” suggesting the store has not adopted payment systems with NFC capabilities.

Sears, Kmart, and Publix have also said they won’t be accepting Apple Pay, as has gas company BP, though BP stations may be able to accept Apple Pay in 2016.

Some fast food restaurants aren’t on board yet either, including Pizza Hut and Chipotle, while others, like KFC, are “looking into the prospect of accepting Apple Pay” but have no timetable for support.

The list of merchants not on board with Apple Pay is considerable, but contactless payments are growing in popularity and with the help of Apple Pay, the adoption of NFC systems may accelerate even faster. According to Apple, more than 220,000 retail stores across the United States will be able to accept Apple Pay.

Apple Pay is expected to roll out in October as an update to iOS 8. iOS 8.1, with hidden Apple Pay settings, has already been seeded to developers for testing.

Wells Fargo employee emails CEO asking for a raise — copies 200,000 other employees

Tyrel Oates, a 30-year-old Portland, Oregon-based employee of Wells Fargo, shot to Internet fame after emailing the company’s CEO John Stumpf (and cc’ing 200,000 other employees) to ask for a $10,000 raise… for everyone at the company.

The Charlotte Observer reports:

Oates proposed that Wells Fargo give each of its roughly 263,500 employees a $10,000 raise. That, he wrote, would “show the rest of the United States, if not the world, that, yes, big corporations can have a heart other than philanthropic endeavors.”

In an interview Tuesday, Oates…said he has no regrets and that he has received many thank-yous from co-workers who told him they shared his views.

And, at least as of Tuesday afternoon, he said he’s still employed by the company, where he processes requests from Wells Fargo customers seeking to stop debt-collection calls.

“I’m not worried about losing my job over this,” Oates said.

Kickstarter of the Week: Boxie: A speaker with a built-in LED light-show by Michael K.

An elegant, synchronized light-show built into a great sounding speaker. Place Boxie on your desk or in a bookshelf and see the music.

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Facebank | Tech Talk Today 70

chris — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:27:58 +0000

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HP is breaking up, Facebook wants to be your wallet & Bill Gates thinks Bitcoin is better than cash.

Plus what is going on with Bitcoin? And are you ready for autonomous Linux powered drone boats?

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Hewlett-Packard Plans to Break in Two – WSJ

Hewlett-Packard plans to separate its personal-computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations, the latest attempt by the technology company to improve its fortunes by breaking itself in two.

The company intends to announce the move on Monday, people familiar with the plan said. It is expected to make the split through a tax-free distribution of shares to stockholders next year, said one of the people.

If the division goes off as planned, it would give rise to two publicly traded companies, each with more than $50 billion in annual revenue.

The impending move, first reported Sunday by The Wall Street Journal, set off a round of speculation in the industry about whether the separation could lead to more deal making.

In 2012, under current H-P Chief Executive Meg Whitman, the company reorganized itself to combine the PC business with its more profitable printer operation, helping pave the way for the current plan.

Ms. Whitman is slated to be chairman of the PC and printer business, to be known as HP Inc., and CEO of the other company, to be called Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, said one of the people familiar with the plan. Current lead independent director
Patricia Russo will be chairman of the enterprise company, while Dion Weisler,
an executive in the PC and printer operation, is to be CEO of that business, this person said.

Hacked Screenshots Show Friend-To-Friend Payments Feature Hidden In Facebook Messenger | TechCrunch

Facebook Messenger is all set up to allow friends to send each other money. All Facebook has to do is turn on the feature, according to screenshots and video taken using iOS app exploration developer tool Cycript by Stanford computer science student Andrew Aude.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on the company’s Q2 earnings call that “over time there will be some overlap between [Messenger] and payments. […] The payments piece will be a part of what will help drive the overall success and help people share with each other and interact with businesses.” However, he urged Wall Street not to get too foamy at the mouth because it may be awhile since “there’s so much groundwork for us to do.”

He urged analysts and investors to revise their estimates of Facebook’s revenue if they expected this to come quickly. “To the extent that your models or anything reflect that we might be doing that, I strongly encourage you to adjust that, because we’re not going to. We’re going to take the time to do this in the way that is going to be right over multiple years” Zuckerberg concluded.

Bill Gates: Bitcoin Is ‘Better Than Currency’

After long remaining mostly mum on Bitcoin, Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates has spoken. At a financial-services industry conference in Boston, he threw his weight behind the controversial crypto currency. Well, at least as a low-cost payments solution. … “Bitcoin is exciting because it shows how cheap it can be,” he told Erik Schatzker during a Bloomberg TV’s Smart Street show interview yesterday (video). “Bitcoin is better than currency in that you don’t have to be physically in the same place and, of course, for large transactions, currency can get pretty inconvenient.” … While he seems relatively bullish on how inexpensive transacting in Bitcoin can be, Gates isn’t singing the praises of its anonymity. The billionaire alluded in an oblique, somewhat rambling fashion to some of the more nefarious anonymous uses associated with Bitcoin.

Gates talks Nadella and how Office needs to be dramatically better

The conversation then switched to new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and whether this is something the Windows maker should be focusing on, and how Gates feels the new man in charge is doing in his job. Although Gates stated that he’s “very happy with what he’s doing,” curiously he went on to say that he believes the company needs to make Microsoft Office dramatically better. We’re not sure exactly what that means, but Gates was very animated about it, and he’s apparently making sure the company heeds this advice.

BG: Certainly, Microsoft should do as well or better, but of all the things Microsoft needs to do in terms of making people more productive in their work, helping them communicate in new ways. It’s a long list of opportunities Microsoft has to innovate, and taking Office and making it dramatically better would be really high on the list, that’s the kind of thing that I’m trying to make sure they move fast on. I’m very happy with what he’s doing. I see a new sense of energy. There’s a lot of opportunity there. Some things the company isn’t the leader on, and he sees he needs to change that.

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US Navy Develops Robot Boat Swarm To Overwhelm Enemies

“Jeremy Hsu reports that the US Navy has been testing a large-scale swarm of autonomous boats designed to overwhelm enemies. In the test, large ship that the Navy sometimes calls a high-value unit, HVU, is making its way down the river’s thalweg, escorted by 13 small guard boats. Between them, they carry a variety of payloads, loud speakers and flashing lights, a .50-caliber machine gun and a microwave direct energy weapon or heat ray. Detecting the enemy vessel with radar and infrared sensors, they perform a series of maneuvers to encircle the craft, coming close enough to the boat to engage it and near enough to one another to seal off any potential escape or access to the ship they are guarding. They blast warnings via loudspeaker and flash their lights. The HVU is now free to safely move away.

Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, chief of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), points out that a maneuver that required 40 people had just dropped down to just one. “Think about it as replicating the functions that a human boat pilot would do. We’ve taken that capability and extended it to multiple [unmanned surface vehicles] operating together within that, we’ve designed team behaviors,” says Robert Brizzolara. The timing of the briefing happens to coincide with the 14-year anniversary of the bombing of the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen that killed 17 sailors. It’s an anniversary that Klunder observes with a unique sense of responsibility. “If we had this capability there on that day. We could have saved that ship. I never want to see the USS Cole happen again.”

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GCHQ, Spying on YOU! | Unfilter 106

chris — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:37:21 +0000

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New Snowden revelations show the extent of the GCHQ’s disruption of online services and communities, the Obama administration lets the CIA slide again, and the BRICS nations launch a major attack against the US Dollar.

Plus a good use of Drones, some post-legalization issues in Washington, your feedback, our follow up, and much much more!

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The Slow Death of Privacy

CIA vs Senate | Unfilter 89

After five years the Senate’s investigation into the Central Intelligence Agencies torture programs has bursted into the light when a massive fight between top Senate officials and the CIA went public in a big way.

Taking to the floor, traditionally an intelligence agency apologist, blasted the CIA we’ll break it all down.

Obama adm refuses to pursue criminal investigation of CIA spying on Senate staffers

On Thursday this week, a DOJ spokesperson confirmed to McClatchy
that the Justice Dept. won’t pursue any further its investigation
into whether Senate Intelligence Committee staffers took
classified documents from a secure facility, nor a related probe
concerning allegations that the CIA spied on those same
congressional workers.

“The department carefully reviewed the matters referred to us
and did not find sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal
investigation,” spokesman Peter Carr said in a statement
sent to the news agency.

Earlier this year in March, the CIA alleged that Senate staffers
working on a controversial, yet-to-be-published report concerning
the agency’s use of torture tactics after the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks had improperly removed classified documents
from a protected site and brought them illegally to their Capitol
Hill offices. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), the chair of
the Senate Intelligence Committee working on that report, in turn
fired back and said that the CIA has been secretly monitoring the
computer use of lawmakers and staff members involved.

During an unannounced speech on the floor of Congress that month,
Feinstein said she had “grave concerns that the CIA’s search
may well have violated the separation of powers principles
embodied in the US Constitution.”

There is_”no legitimate reason to allege to the Justice
Department that Senate staff may have committed a
crime,”Feinstein said, adding that she viewed the CIA’s
request for an investigation as a“potential effort to
intimidate this staff.”_

GCHQ’s “Chinese menu” of tools spreads disinformation across Internet

What appears to be an internal Wiki page detailing the cyber-weaponry used by the British spy agency GCHQ was published today by Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept. The page, taken from the documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, lists dozens of tools used by GCHQ to target individuals and their computing devices, spread disinformation posing as others, and “shape” opinion and information available online.

The page had been maintained by GCHQ’s Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG) Covert Internet Technical Development team, but it fell out of use by the time Snowden copied it. Greenwald and NBC previously reported on JTRIG’s “dirty tricks” tactics for psychological operations and information warfare, and the new documents provide a hint at how those tactics were executed.

The effects tools fall into a few broad categories, including:

Denial of service and access:

JTRIG CITD has developed its own equivalent of CryptoLocker—Swamp Donkey, a tool “that will silently locate all predefined types of file [sic] and encrypt them on a target’s machine.”
Sunblock blocks a target from sending or receiving e-mail and viewing websites.
Stealth Moose will “disrupt [the] target’s Windows machine.” And for the ultimate in harassment, there’s ANGRY PIRATE, “a tool that will permanently disable a target’s account on their computer.”

**Information harassment tools: **

A tool appropriately called Badger allows GCHQ to overwhelm targets with spam e-mails “to support an Information Operations campaign.”
Concrete Donkey “is the ability to scatter an audio message to a large number of telephones, or repeatedly bomb a target number with the same message.”
Cannonball is a similar “bombing” tool for SMS messages, and Pitbull targets instant messaging accounts.
For those who prefer old-school communications, Serpent’s Tongue is a fax-bomb, designed for fax broadcasting to multiple phone numbers.
Imperial Barge can connect two target phones together in a call arbitrarily, for those times when GCHQ wants to force people to talk to each other.

Information disruption tools:

BUMPERCAR is a system that uses complaints to YouTube and other sites about “offensive content” to “disrupt and deny Internet-based terror videos and other material.”
Another tool, Silverlord, is used for “disruption of video-based websites hosting extremist content through concerted target discovery and content removal.”
Silverblade is used specifically to report terrorist content on the video site Dailymotion.

Misinformation and spoofing tools.

Underpass is used to “change outcome of online polls.”
Slipstream and Gateway can be used to manipulate traffic to a website, inflating its page views and raising its search rank to alter perception of its popularity.
Gestator can be used for “amplification of a given message, normally video, on popular multimedia websites (Youtube).”
Clean Sweep allows GCHQ to “masquerade Facebook Wall Posts for individuals or entire countries.”
Burlesque, an SMS robot, can send SMS messages spoofed from a particular user.
Scrapheap Challenge does “perfect spoofing of e-mails from Blackberry targets.”
Another tool, called Clumsy Beekeeper, may have been used in GCHQ’s targeting of Anonymous. It is an “IRC effects” tool that was still under development the last time the page was updated.
Chinese Firecracker is intended to crack passwords to forums and other sites so that analysts can post under someone else’s name.

Emergency surveillance bill to be fast-tracked despite 49 MPs’ opposition | The Guardian

The bill requires internet and phone companies to store the communications data generated by phone calls, email, texts and internet use for 12 months and make it accessible to police and security services.

Prime Minister insists police and spy agencies must retain snooping powers
Telecoms firms must keep records of calls, texts and emails for 12 months
The laws are intended to protect powers for GCHQ, MI5 and MI6
Government insists it is not an extension of the Snoopers’ Charter
Extraordinary cross-party deal between Cameron, Clegg and Miliband
Critics condemn the ‘stitch-up’ which will see laws ‘railroaded through’

Wall Street Joins U.S. Intelligence Cronies To Form Fascist “Cyber War Council”

The man behind the push appears to be ex-NSA chief Keith Alexander, who as I reported on last month, is now: Pimping Advice to Wall Street Banks for $1 Million a Month. As I mentioned in that post, one of Mr. Alexander’s most high profile clients is Wall Street’s largest lobbying group the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Unsurprisingly, SIFMA is behind the latest push to formally merge Wall Street with the government intelligence apparatus. Mr. Alexander isn’t wasting any time.

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) Concerned Banks Becoming Part of a War Council

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), who has publicly questioned how Alexander could serve as a consultant without revealing any classified information, said Tuesday that Congress “needs to keep an eye on” the industry’s proposed working group.

“Because of the murky nature of cybersecurity, I am concerned that a council like this might propose either physical attacks or cyberattacks by the US military on the perceived source of the threats,” Grayson said in a statement. “This could in effect make the banks part of what would begin to look like a war council.”

Bloomberg reports that:

Wall Street’s biggest trade group has proposed a government-industry cyber war council to stave off terrorist attacks that could trigger financial panic by temporarily wiping out account balances, according to an internal document.

The proposal by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, known as Sifma, calls for a committee of executives and deputy-level representatives from at least eight U.S. agencies including the Treasury Department, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, all led by a senior White House official.

More centralization. This is the exact opposite of what we want or need. The establishment is very worried about the trend toward decentralization, and making its move on many fronts.

The trade association also reveals in the document that Sifma has retained former NSA director Keith Alexander to “facilitate” the joint effort with the government. Alexander, in turn, has brought in Michael Chertoff, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, and his firm, Chertoff Group.

Banks Dreading Computer Hacks Call for Cyber War Council – Bloomberg

Why All the Snowden Docs Should Be Public: An Interview with Cryptome

Request to Involved Citizens for Accounting and Release of Snowden Docs: https://t.co/gAFKhiupfc

— Cryptome (@Cryptomeorg) July 15, 2014

Before Snowden and Wikileaks grabbed the headlines, there was Cryptome. Launched in 1996, the website, or “digital library,” as its owners John Young and Deborah Natsios describe it, is a tome of classified documents. Including everything from lists of MI6 agents to details on nuclear technology, the archive currently stands at over 71,600 files, spanning nearly two decades of disclosures.

Among those is all the available information on the Snowden files, and the duo behind the venture are adamant that the entirety of the leaked NSA documents should be dumped online, rather than strategically trickled out by journalists. Cryptome has even made vague hints that the Snowden documents may be released in full this month.

Brics countries create $100bn bank to ease western grip on global finances | Global development | theguardian.com

Brics leaders, from left: Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff, Chinese president Xi Jinping and South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev / Ria Novosti / Kremlin Pool/EPA

The Brics group comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The bank, aimed at funding infrastructure projects in developing nations, will be based in Shanghai, and India will preside over its operations for the first five years, followed by Brazil and then Russia

The bank will begin with a subscribed capital of $50bn divided equally between its five founders, with an initial total of $10bn in cash put in over seven years and $40bn in guarantees. It is scheduled to start lending in 2016 and be open to membership by other countries, but the capital share of the Brics cannot drop below 55%.

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Drone Update:

Washington to use drone to monitor wildfires

Washington state says the Federal Aviation Administration has given it authorization to use an unmanned drone to monitor wildfires that pose an urgent threat.

Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark said Tuesday that the additional “real-time information” will make things safer for firefighters.

Weed Wackers:

Cannabis really can trigger paranoia | theguardian.com

We recruited 121 volunteers, all of whom had taken cannabis at least once before, and all of whom reported having experienced paranoid thoughts in the previous month (which is typical of half the population). None had been diagnosed with a mental illness. The volunteers were randomly chosen to receive an intravenous 1.5mg dose of either THC (the equivalent of a strong joint) or a placebo (saline). To track the effects of these substances, we used the most extensive form of assessment yet deployed to test paranoia, including a virtual-reality scenario, a real-life social situation, self-administered questionnaires, and expert interviewer assessments.

The results were clear: THC caused paranoid thoughts. Half of those given THC experienced paranoia, compared with 30% of the placebo group: that is, one in five had an increase in paranoia that was directly attributable to the THC. (Interestingly, the placebo produced extraordinary effects in certain individuals. They were convinced they were stoned, and acted accordingly. Because at the time we didn’t know who had been given the drug, we assumed they were high too.)

Pot unwelcome on federal land in Washington

Larry Chambers, a US Forest Service spokesperson says the agency is legally required to enforce federal laws on public lands they manage, even though Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2012.

This map of Washington shows what’s federal or tribal land. The highlighted green areas represent National Parks and National Forests, where the Forest Service stresses pot is illegal. You can’t possess it or smoke it or else face a fine.

Seattle City Attorney Apologizes for Taking Pot to Work – NBC News.com

Holmes, who helped sponsor Initiative 502, which made Washington the second state to legalize sales of small amounts of recreational marijuana, showed up at Seattle’s only legal pot store Tuesday to be one of the first Seattleites to make a purchase. But while the marijuana law has changed, “the workplace rule has not changed,” Holmes said in a statement Friday. After discussions with the city’s personnel department, he said, “I have volunteered to donate $3,000 to the Downtown Emergency Service Center. I apologize to my employees, all city employees and to the public.”

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Natural Born Idiots | Unfilter 101

chris — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:05:31 +0000

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We’ll look at some of the big post-Snowden changes around the world from the past week, and a quick Drone update.

Then we look at the recent mass-shooting and discuss how the narrative around these shooting has painted a dark picture of the those who disagree with the United States Government.

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The Slow Death of Privacy

Vodafone report highlights many governments\’ ease of spying on phone, email communications

Telecommunications company Vodafone\’s report on government surveillance of its customers in 29 countries reveals more than first meets the eye — and is raising questions from Dublin to Delhi about how much spying on email and telephone chats happens in secret.

The NSA argued that holding onto the data would be too burdensome. \”A requirement to preserve all data acquired under section 702 presents significant operational problems, only one of which is that the NSA may have to shut down all systems and databases that contain Section 702 information,\”

wrote NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett in a court filing submitted to the court.

The complexity of the NSA systems meant preservation efforts might not work, he argued, but would have \”an immediate, specific, and harmful impact on the national security of the United States.\” Part of this complexity, Ledgett said, stems from privacy restrictions placed on the programs by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

\”Communications acquired pursuant to Section 702 reside within multiple databases contained on multiple systems and the precise manner in which NSA stays consistent with its legal obligations under the [FISA Amendments Act] has resulted from years of detailed interaction\” with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Department of Justice, Ledgett wrote. NSA regularly purges data \”via a combination of technical and human-based processes,\” he said.

Drone Update

Obama administration to reveal drone memo

President Barack Obama\’s administration has agreed to make public edited versions of a memo one of his judicial nominees wrote finding it lawful to use drones to kill an American terror suspect overseas, an administration official said Tuesday.

FAA OKs first commercial drone flights over land — in Alaska – CNN.com

The FAA said Tuesday it approved BP\’s plan for an unmanned aircraft system to survey roads, pipelines and other equipment at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the largest oilfield in the United States.

The drone\’s manufacturer, AeroVironment, conducted its first flight for BP on Sunday, the FAA said, but the flight of the 4½-foot-long aircraft wasn\’t disclosed by the FAA until Tuesday morning.

cryptome.org counting total Snowden doc releases: 42 Years for Snowden Docs Release, Free All Now

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GUNS!!

Gunman in Las Vegas rampage was killed by police

Authorities had earlier said the woman shot and killed her husband before taking her own life. But Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters Wednesday that a review of forensic evidence at the scene and autopsy results showed that police fatally wounded the gunman.

\”We made a determination that she did not shoot him. He did suffer a gunshot wound, and we believe the entrance wound was here,\” McMahill said, pointing to his own collarbone.

In fact, he said, the fatal wound was delivered from a rifle fired by police. McMahill said three officers fired on the suspect.

\”We do not believe any of her shots hit him,\” he said.

Las Vegas Shooters Boasted About Protesting At Cliven Bundy\’s Ranch

Police sources told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the shooters shouted \”this is the start of a revolution\” before killing the officers. After killing the officers, the couple covered the bodies with a cloth displaying the Gadsen, or \”Don\’t Tread On Me\” flag — a Revolutionary War-era symbol that has since been adopted by the tea party. Investigators also found swastikas at the suspects\’ apartment.

Shooting Suspects Killing Themselves In Las Vegas Walmart

Video from Walmart in Las Vegas showing the 2 suspects that just murdered 2 cops ending their own lives.

Weed Wackers:

Gun owner denied CPL for legally using marijuana

With recreational marijuana sales about to begin in Washington State, legal gun owners are facing a \”don\’t ask, don\’t tell\” dilemma. The gun owners are grappling with the idea of admitting they use marijuana, which goes up against federal firearm laws.

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Drone Crimes | Unfilter 72

chris — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:43:51 +0000

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Two major reports landed this Tuesday that outline the evidence of war crimes committed by the United States, using Drones. Both reports involved a staggering amount of on the ground data collection, and the timing of the release is no coincidence, we’ll dig in.

Then: Leaks from Edward Snowden has revealed the NSA’s massive surveillance of the French public, hacking the email of the Mexican president, and that’s just the start. We’ll share the details.

Plus our GMO watch, your feedback, and much much more.

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NSA is CRAZY

Snowden leaks: France summons US envoy over NSA surveillance claims | World news | The Guardian

The French government summoned the US ambassador in Paris on Monday to demand an urgent explanation over claims that the National Security Agency had engaged in widespread phone and internet surveillance of French citizens.

More than 70m French phone calls had been recorded in one 30-day period late last year. Techniques included the automatic recording of conversations from certain numbers, and sweeping up text messages based on keywords. The paper warned that the interceptions were likely to have targeted not just those with suspected terrorist links but also people in business, politics and the French administration.

French anger over NSA spying: Hypocrisy instead of serious debate – World Israel News | Haaretz

Also when it comes to spying on citizens, French or foreign, they are no different from the NSA. Le Monde itself detailed the activity of French external intelligence agency DGSE only three months ago. According to the report, the DGSE collects phone calls and emails in France and other countries, breaking French law with the authorization of previous presidents and the current Francois Hollande.

NSA Collaborates with CIA in Drone Assassination Program; Post Redacts Details at Obama Administration’s Request – BlackListedNews.com

In reporting the story, the Post disclosed that it withheld “many details” about NSA activities that help the CIA. This was done, they said, “at the request of U.S. intelligence officials who cited potential damage to ongoing operations and national security.”

When asked about its CIA collaboration, an NSA spokesman said in a statement that the agency is “focused on discovering and developing intelligence about valid foreign intelligence targets,” adding that its operations “protect the nation and its interests from threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”

Germany: We Think The NSA May Have Tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cell Phone For Years | Business Insider Australia

The German government’s spokesman said it believes Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone may have been monitored by the National Security Agency, Der Spiegel reports.
Merkel has complained to Obama directly.

Feinstein defends NSA data collection and insists program is ‘not surveillance’ | World news | theguardian.com

Dianne Feinstein, the chair of the US Senate committee charged with holding the intelligence establishment to account, declared on Monday that the National Security Agency’s mass collection of phone records is “not surveillance” and should be maintained as an essential tool to combat terrorism.

Feinstein made the case for retaining the program, which routinely collects and stores the phone records millions of Americans, in an op-ed for USA Today, in which she wrote that the NSA’s work had been “effective in helping to prevent terrorist plots against the US and our allies”.

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Drone Crimes

USA must be held to account for drone killings in Pakistan | Amnesty International

New evidence indicates that the USA has carried out unlawful killings in Pakistan through drone attacks, some of which could even amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said in a major new report released today.

Amnesty International reviewed all 45 known drone strikes that took place in North Waziristan in northwestern Pakistan between January 2012 and August 2013. The region that has seen more strikes than any other part of the country.

The organization conducted detailed field research into nine of these strikes, with the report documenting killings, which raise serious questions about violations of international law that could amount to war crimes or extrajudicial executions.

US drone strikes could be classed as war crimes, says Amnesty International

The report is issued in conjunction with an investigation by Human Rights Watch detailing missile attacks in Yemen which the group believes could contravene the laws of armed conflict, international human rights law and Barack Obama’s own guidelines on drones.

The reports are being published while Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, is in Washington. Sharif has promised to tell Obama that the drone strikes – which have caused outrage in Pakistan – must end.

“Will I be Next?” US Drone Strikes in Pakistan | Amnesty International USA

This report is not a comprehensive survey of US drone strikes in Pakistan; it is a qualitative assessment based on detailed field research into nine of the 45 reported strikes that occurred in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal agency between January 2012 and August 2013 (see Appendix) and a survey of publicly available information on all reported drone strikes in Pakistan over the same period.

An area bordering Afghanistan, North Waziristan is one of the seven tribal agencies that make up the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Tribal Areas), a loosely-governed territory in northwest Pakistan that has been the focus of all US drone strikes in the country.

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Tracking America’s drone war – Infograph

Since 2002, armed drones have become an increasingly important element of U.S. national security policy. This project – which will be updated regularly – documents drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.

Oh no… GMO?

Reading the Fine Print on GMO Labeling Initiatives

The I–522 proposal isn’t much better. Some foods that are produced with genetically engineered ingredients or processing aids such as cheese, yogurt, and bakery products, all of which may use enzymes in production, would be exempt from the labeling requirements, as would all restaurants and alcoholic beverages.

As critics also claim, there is a labeling program of sorts consumers can already use if they’re looking for GMO-free foods. Both the Non-GMO Project and Genetic ID offer consumers a verified label option, albeit it requires they seek out food manufacturers that themselves have sought the designation

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Burn it Down | Unfilter 37

chris — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:26:35 +0000

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The manhunt for Christopher Dorner has come to an end, we watched the conclusion unfold and have the clips that prove the fire at the cabin was set intentionally by law enforcement, and more.

The 2013 State of the Union is now behind us. President Obama delivered a speech with few surprises, but many calls of action. We’ll look at the issues most likely to move ahead.

Plus North Korea rattled their cage this week, we’ll share the details.

You might be surprised to find out many of us in the United States now live in what the DHS is considering constitution free zones. We’ll tell you all about this outrageous revelation.

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Third North Korean Nuclear Test

A North Korean nuclear test draws international condemnation, modest U.N. sanctions and expressions of hope in the United States that China will finally rein in its ally.

Dorner Manhunt Comes to an End

Police work to confirm if Dorner\’s remains were found in burned cabin

A lot of people don\’t seem to know what a \”burner\” is. A burner is an incendiary tear gas canister that is specifically made to start a fire. These were used in Waco on the branch Davidians. At the time the FBI claimed the cult member started the fire, but much later the FBI admitted to using incendiary tear gas canisters to burn the Davidians out of hiding.

A tear gas canister ignited a fire at a City Terrace area home surrounded by SWAT officers as part of a standoff the morning Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, according to sheriff\’s deputies.

Hoping to end the standoff, law enforcement authorities first lobbed “traditional” tear gas into the cabin. When that did not work, they opted to use CS gas canisters, which are known in law enforcement parlance as incendiary tear gas. These canisters have significantly more chance of starting a fire.

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Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address

The main difference between the White House executive order and CISPA is that CISPA would allow private companies (like Facebook or Google) to share details about cyber attacks with the government, whereas the executive order is a one-way street, with the feds sharing information with the private sector. CISPA opponents were concerned about immunity clauses that they said would incentivize companies to hand over customer information without hesitation.

DHS engages \’Constitution free\’ zones around US border

According to the US Department of Homeland Security, anyone who is within a 100 mile radius of the US border is subject to the search and seizure of any and all electronic devices for no apparent reason. These zones known as \”Constitution free\” zones have many privacy advocates speaking out against the new policy and fear that this new procedure is a violation of civil liberties for American citizens.

US senators propose assassination court to screen drone targets

The idea was bandied about during Thursday\’s confirmation hearing for CIA director nominee John Brennan, who fueled the talk by saying he thinks the concept is \”worthy of discussion.\” The nominee, as a vocal supporter of the targeted-killing program, has come under scrutiny for what some lawmakers see as the administration\’s unchecked power to kill, even if the target is an American citizen.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said as part of an effort to regulate the killing, she wants to review proposals to create something similar to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — which reviews requests for wiretaps against suspected foreign agents — for drone strikes.
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is pushing the idea the hardest.

According to his vision, the drone court would be an avenue for U.S. officials to argue in secret before a judge why an American citizen should be targeted for death. He said it would be like \”going to a court for a warrant\” and proving probable cause.

US senators propose assassination court to screen drone targets

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Meme Spotting | Unfilter 21

chris — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:06:17 +0000

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It’s been a big week for Drones, in ACT1 we’ll tell you the latest on this growing new type of warfare. Plus the gift the courts gave to the telcos, and the latest in new cyber laws.

In ACT2: We go meme spotting this week, and unfilter the subtle ways the Industrial Media Complex applies pressure to public opinion.

In ACT3: After hitting the episode 20 mark, we\’ve reflected a bit on the show and have a few thoughts, and a few questions for you. If you\’ve enjoyed this show, please stay tuned.

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Spooky Scary Cyberwar | Unfilter 20

chris — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:41:23 +0000

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After a string of high profile Cyberattacks we could be witnessing the creation of the next generation military industrial complex. Or is President Obama desperately seeking to protect us from same the types of Cyber weapons we’ve attacked other nations with?

Nobody celebrates National Cybersecurity Awareness Month like the US government.

Plus: We start in the United States, which is facing a dramatic “Fiscal Cliff”. We’ll break down exactly what that term means, how it will impact you, and when the supposed deadline is.

Then from Libya to Spain we’ll focus on the important events that developed this week around the world.

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The Tax discussion seemed rather pointless. Romney remained vague, and neither addressed the 2013 automatic kick ins.
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Profiting from Prisoners | Unfilter 4

chris — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:57:39 +0000

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We discuss the trend towards privatized prisons, how they make money, and dirty details they don\’t want you to know.

Then we unfilter the headlines, with an update on Stuxnet, some hard questions for the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and using drones for police enforcement.

Plus an update on some stories from last week, and feedback!

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ACT ONE: Headlines

Confirmed: US and Israel created Stuxnet, lost control of it
Germany Readying Offensive Cyberwarfare Unit, Parliament Told
HP, Cisco, Sun Gear Surfaces Inside Iranian Mobile Operator
- There is no evidence indicating that any of these companies sold their products directly to Iranian companies. However, should these companies be allowed to sell their products directly to Iranian companies and anyone else they want to do business with?
- Or do you agree with “the UN Human rights council believes that American firms should be building clauses into their contracts with international customers that levy heavy fines if a customer redistributes or uses the products in a way that violates human rights.”
Sanders Questions Bernanke on Conflicts at the Fed
Canada No Pirate Nation: Global Leader In Music Download Sales
- Canada makes the U.S. piracy list, again in

Drone Headlines:

ACT TWO: Prison Industrial Complex

ACT THREE: Feedback

A follow up on last week\’s stories, stop the leaks!
First voicemail!

Unfilter on Reddit

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Song pick of the week: Prison Song by System of a Down

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