Articles in ‘Big Tech’

Spy agencies in the EU and the US are spending millions of taxpayers’ money to access commercially available personal data, according to findings published on Tuesday by Interface, a European think tank that gathered evidence from 11 intelligence watchdogs. The practice, known as advertising-based intelligence, or AdInt, involves using personal data collected by the advertising industry for intelligence and surveillance purposes. The report…

The Free Speech Union is warning that the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is becoming a one-stop shop for identity verification, content regulation, and online access control, despite no law yet having been passed requiring age verification for social media users. DIA Should Not Become New Zealand’s Online Gatekeeper · For Immediate Release · The warning follows comments from Secretary for Internal Affairs Paul James defending the…

A recent study shows that US students use their phones an average of 64 times per school day ruining concentration and cognitive abilities Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/robert-bridge/@Robert_Bridge · ©  Maskot / Getty Images · By this…

The authorities believe that Ukraine has quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages and exploits this for military purposes, which wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity on Telegram’s part, thus impugning its founder’s character after he denied working with foreign spooks. · Andrew Korybko · The FSB claimed to have “reliable information that the Ukrainian armed forces and intelligence agencies are able to quickly obtain…

The Telegram founder has mocked those who think Meta can’t read your messages · RT composite. © Legion-Media / Algi Febri Sugita / SOPA Images / Sipa USA; Eventpress · Pavel Durov, the Russian tech entrepreneur who created the Telegram messenger app,  has claimed there is no doubt WhatsApp lacks any meaningful privacy, after its parent company was hit with a new lawsuit. · In a major class-action lawsuit filed against…

A new documentary might be the most mind blowing report we've ever seen on the covid vaccine. If took the shot your body is acting as a transmitter. One of the most eye opening scenes from the trailer shows signals being received... and then camera pans back and you realize the signals are coming from underground... in the corpses in the graveyard... people that had taken the shot... now dead... but still sending a signal. Clayton Morris of…

The government has launched its new Govt.nz app, marketed as a convenient place to find information, bookmark services, and receive emergency alerts. · However, the real transformation arrives next year. Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins told RNZ’s Morning Report that digital driver’s licences and other identity credentials will be added once legislation passes early in 2026. The identity functions cannot go live until then. ·…

Internet freedoms declined for the 15th consecutive year, according to a new Freedom House report that warns governments are rapidly eroding online privacy in the name of safety, regulation, and child protection. The report finds that 21 of 72 countries attempted to block VPNs or other privacy tools over the past five years, while many democracies are now adopting policies once associated with authoritarian states. Freedom House says this…