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02/14/2020 / By JD Heyes

U.S. government charges four Chinese military officers with massive breach of Equifax data

Though the United States and China recently signed “Phase One” of a new trade deal, that doesn’t change the fact that both countries remain rivals and that Beijing still seeks to replace Washington as the world’s preeminent power. Great power competition is continuing as evidenced by the Trump administration’s indictment of four Chinese military officers […]

10/20/2019 / By Vicki Batts

The NSA has a secret agenda: Collecting data and turning America into a police state

The NSA is spying on innocent American citizens, but not for the reasons you might think. While the official stance seems to be that data collection and other intrusive forms of NSA surveillance are a matter of national security, behind closed doors the federal agency has a far more clandestine purpose. As Edward Snowden explains […]

10/16/2019 / By JD Heyes

Yes, the deep state is real… and it’s watching you: FBI caught running 3.1 million covert searches of U.S. citizens in latest abuse of power

We were hoping that President Donald Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp” would involve the firing (or indictment and conviction) of rogue members of the deep state who couldn’t care less about the Constitution and run their agencies like their own unaccountable fiefdoms. So far, the president has managed to cut back on a lot […]

10/01/2019 / By Ralph Flores

Is China using deepfakes to fool the U.S. military?

Deepfakes, which come from the words “deep (learning)” and “fakes,” have sparked privacy rows recently, and for good reason. The technology behind making fake images is slowly gaining ground — with reports saying that “perfectly real” deepfake images and videos are just months away from being accessible to everyone. While the ramification of this technology is […]

09/05/2019 / By Lance D Johnson

Microsoft’s relationship with the Chinese government could be considered treasonous – as they assist in espionage against America

Why is Microsoft working with Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications company that is under federal investigation for carrying out espionage against America? Senator Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley and Marco Rubio penned a letter to Microsoft on August 7. The letter demands answers from Microsoft because they have been working with Huawei and the Chinese government to […]

06/11/2018 / By Jayson Veley

Monopolistic tech giants are really just an extension of the deep state, and they abuse their technology to wield power over the world

There is a very close (and, some would say, “concerning”) relationship forming between tech giants like Google and Amazon and the U.S. national security establishment. Both of these companies are currently in the process of expanding their presence within the intelligence community and building devices capable of everything from facial recognition to reading the moods […]

05/11/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security publicly acknowledges that spying devices in Washington, D.C. were intercepting people’s cellphone calls and text messages

Law enforcement agencies have access to spying devices that intercept people’s cell phone calls and text messages. These devices, called cellular site simulators, are compact and can intercept cell phone data from any target. Embassies inside and outside the U.S. use these devices to track targets of interest. Officers are required to obtain a search […]

05/09/2018 / By JD Heyes

Did the FBI or Mueller tap Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s phone? Rudy Giuliani says he isn’t buying it

In what truly would be a “bombshell” report — if true — NBC News reported last Thursday morning that, according to anonymous sources ‘familiar with the matter,’ phones belonging to Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer to President Donald J. Trump, have been tapped for weeks, with one call to the White House among those intercepted. […]

02/02/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Why you shouldn’t wear fitness trackers: Exercise tracking map accidentally reveals U.S. military secret bases across the globe

Could going out for a jog put national security at risk? If you’re in the military and you use a fitness tracker, the answer to that question appears to be yes as information published by athletic activity app Strava recently revealed secret U.S. military bases around the world. The website and mobile app, which connects […]

12/06/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Weapon-toting drones may soon be deployed across the battlefields of the world

The future of warfare is starting to look more and more like something out of a Terminator movie. Military forces around the globe are increasingly looking toward robots to replace combat soldiers, hoping to keep boots off the ground, while minimizing collateral damage and limiting civilian casualties. Now, the latest breakthroughs in technology have led […]

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