(John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead) “The term metaverse, like the term meritocracy, was coined in a sci fi dystopia novel written as cautionary tale. Then techies took metaverse, and technocrats took meritocracy, and enthusiastically adopted what was meant to inspire horror.”—Antonio García Martínez
Big brother
Bill Gates Backs $1 Billion Plan to Cover Earth in ‘Big Brother’ ‘Live and Unfiltered’ Satellite Surveillance
(Joe Pinkstone) The Japanese firm Softbank and aerospace giant Airbus are backing the project. There is a 500-strong network of spacecraft that will monitor Earth with and livestream video. And, applications could include tracking illegal fishing, monitoring the weather and tracking natural migrations globally.
We’re All Being Judged By A Secret “Trustworthiness” Score
(Activist Post)Nearly everything we buy, how we buy, and where we’re buying from is secretly fed into AI-powered verification services that help companies guard against credit-card and other forms of fraud, according to the Wall Street Journal. More than 16,000 signals are analyzed by a service called Sift, which generates a “Sift score” ranging from 1 – 100. The score is used to flag devices, credit cards and accounts that a vendor may want to block based on a person or entity’s overall “trustworthiness” score, according to a company spokeswoman.
Spy Cameras Are Scanning Your Bodies and Reading Your Emotions
(Paul Seaburn) Facebook is so yesterday. A neurophysiologist giving a TED talk unveiled a new spy hardware on her audience that read their emotions during her lecture without any of them ever having to type an emoticon. Big Brother has a Big Sister who promises that this is a good thing. Really?
Report: “Internet Bill of Rights” Concept Gains Traction as Trump Gets Alerted to Big Tech’s Censorship
(JD Heyes) A concept first introduced by communications giant AT&T — calls for Congress to pass an “Internet Bill of Rights” (IBOR) — is gaining new converts as well as traction since it was first reported by Infowars in January. Related Google Now Waging All-Out Censorship War Against Conservative Websites Through “Fact Checking” That’s No More Than Biased […]
Secret Code Is Recording Every Keystroke You Make On More Than 400 Of The Most Popular Websites On The Internet
(Humans Are Free) If someone secretly installed software on your computer that recorded every single keystroke that you made, would you be alarmed? Related: Here’s How to Protect Your Privacy From Your Internet Service Provider Source – Humans Are Free by Staff Writer, November 24th, 2017 Of course you would be, and that is essentially what is […]
More Unwarranted Spying on the World – House rejects bid to curb spy agency data collection 07/24/2013
House rejects bid to curb spy agency data collection Theres always more to the story: “Government’s gone too far in the name of security,” said Representative Ted Poe, a Texas Republican. “Rein in government invasion, no more dragnet operations, get a specific warrant based on probable cause or stay out of our lives.” Representative Joe […]
House approves 2014 defense spending bill – 07/24/2013
House approves 2014 defense spending bill This article details the public defense spending bill for 2014. The UNITED STATES is the largest contributor to defense spending in the world. They spend incredible amounts of money on our national defense. “House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., on the House floor, hailed the legislation. “This total […]