(RT News) Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc have been accused of pervasively – and illegally – tracking the activities of millions of people even when they turn tracking off in a lawsuit demanding $5 billion in damages.
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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.
If Our DNA Is Being Sold, Shouldn’t We Make The Profit?
(Richard Enos) Companies like 23andMe, Ancestry.com and others are collecting your DNA data and can sell the data to third party companies. Timicoin is a blockchain based ecosystem that allows you to monetize your health data. Shouldn’t you have the option to sell your own data? Is your DNA data safe with some of these companies? The blockchain is helping to create further security and consumer-based monetization of personal data.
What’s Your Social Credit Score?
What’s Your Social Credit Score?
Data Mining Your Genetic Code: Ancestry.com, and the Eugenic Agenda
Data Mining Your Genetic Code: Ancestry.com, and the Eugenic Agenda
YOU HAVE NO PRIVACY: Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans
(Bill Murphy Jr.) It’s about developing software to use artificial intelligence and machine learning “that zeroes in on individual patients to suggest changes to their care.”
Amazon’s ‘Cloud Cam’ Sometimes Shares Users’ ‘Intimate Moments’ With Dozens Of Strangers
(Zero Hedge) Owners of the company’s products should understand that, if you own any device equipped with Amazon’s Alexa – or “NSAlexa” – digital assistant, the e-commerce giant likely has access to some of your most private, intimate moments.
It’s Here: D-wave Announces 2048-Qubit Quantum Computing System, Theoretically Capable of Breaking All Classical Encryption, Including Military-Grade
(Mike Adams) Over the last several days, we’ve highlighted the stunning breakthrough in “quantum supremacy” announced by Google and NASA. Across other articles, we’ve revealed how quantum computing translates highly complex algorithmic computational problems into simple, linear (or geometric) problems in terms of computational complexity. In practical terms, quantum computers are code breakers, and they can break all known classical encryption, including the encryption used in cryptocurrency, military communications, financial transactions and even private encrypted communications.
Here’s How Easy It Is for Predators to Get Personal Information That Could Put You at Risk
(Daisy Luther) Imagine this conversation with a stranger in line at the grocery store.
No More Secrets — Google Achieves “Quantum Supremacy” That Will Soon Render All Cryptocurrency Breakable, All Military Secrets Revealed
(Mike Adams) Preliminary report. More detailed analysis coming in 24 hours at this site. According to a report published at Fortune.com, Google has achieved “quantum supremacy” with a 53-qubit quantum computer. From reading the report, it is obvious that Fortune.com editors, who should be applauded for covering this story, really have little clue about the implications of this revelation. Here’s what this means for cryptocurrency, military secrets and all secrets which are protected by cryptography.
How To Protect Yourself From Microphone And Camera Hacking
(Sara Tipton) Regardless of what type of computer or smartphone you use, there are obvious privacy concerns. This day and age, it’s important to be aware of the fact that privacy isn’t what it used to be, but there are a few things we can do about.
Smart TVs Caught Sending Sensitive User Data To Facebook And Netflix
(Zero Hedge) A study by researchers from Northeastern University and Imperial College London found that many popular smart TV models, including models by Samsung and LG, as well as streaming dongles Roku and Amazon FireTV, are leaking sensitive user data to advertisers.
Apple Suspends Program That Records Users Having Sex And Buying Drugs
(Zero Hedge) Last week, we reported a shocking revelation about Apple’s friendly personal assistant tool for mass surveillance Siri: The app “regularly” records people having sex, discussing private medical information, participating in drug deals and other “countless” invasive moments which it promptly sends to Apple contractors for their listening pleasure – all for the sake of “quality control”.
Not Just Alexa: Google Employees Eavesdropping On People Via ‘Smart Speakers’
(Zero Hedge) In April we reported that thousands of Amazon contractors have been eavesdropping on customers who own the company’s Alexa devices.
Google Has a Creepy Secret Page That Tracks Your (Online and Offline) Shopping History
(Dagny Taggart) Google is very interested in your shopping habits – so much that the tech giant is collecting and saving your purchase history. The company has been quietly keeping track of your online (and sometimes, offline) purchases for years, according to a recent report from CNBC.