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You’ve Been Flagged as a Threat: Predictive AI Technology Puts a Target on Your Back

Audio Version New Feature! “The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse.” Milton Friedman You’ve been flagged as a threat. Before long, every household in America will be similarly flagged and assigned a threat score. Without having

90% of nations planning Central Bank Digital Currency

A new report from the Bank of International Settlements estimates that up to 90% of national central banks are at least in the planning stages for launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC): new report Nine out of 10 central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more

Why You Should Stop Using Google As Your Favorite Search Engine

To stop using google search is really a matter of social responsibility, freedom of information and a contribution to a steady and collective monopoly dismantling process.

Ukraine crisis accelerating rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies

A joint project between the Central Bank of Canada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be researching the possibility of an entirely digital Canadian dollar, it was announced yesterday. The digital dollar would be a state-issued cryptocurrency, or “central bank digital currency” (CBDC). (For more detail on CBDCs and

Report: IRS to Stop Using Face-Recognition Tech Following Backlash

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it will no longer use face-recognition technology for taxpayers who are interacting with the agency online, CBS News reported on Tuesday.

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak to Launch Hundreds of Satellites to Study Space Debris

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s startup company, Privateer, reportedly plans to launch hundreds of satellites to study space debris.

China: Olympics Sponsors in Spotlight as Games Loom

(New York) – The International Olympic Committee’s major corporate sponsors should explain publicly how they are using their leverage to address human rights abuses in China ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said today. Sponsors should also press the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to adopt a

WATCH: How to de-Google

Remember when Google was just a search engine? In the age of Gmail and Google Drive and Google Maps and GooTube and Google phones, it’s truly unsettling to think how much of the average person’s online activity is now directly feeding the Google data behemoth. Today on #SolutionsWatch,

‘Targeted Individuals’ Activist Getting Stonewalled In Seeking Anti-‘Organized Torture’ Legislation

Dr. Tomo Shibata, who has asked 9 California legislators to introduce a bill that specifically criminalizes Organized Covert Torture, has uncovered evidence of undue influence from the perpetrators over the legislative process.

New California Bill Proposal Aims To Protect Targeted Individuals

Dr. Tomo Shibata has proposed a Bill to members of the California legislature entitled 'The Organized Torture Act,' which seeks to criminalize many of the types of attacks that are clandestinely made on Targeted Individuals.