Category Social Media
4th World Radyo: Overstanding a Manufactured Hysteria: Or, Why Witnessing Afro-Revisionists Sip Nazi Kool-Aid is Ideologically Painful
Summary: This spoken word dispatch features FWR host @TheAngryindian addressing the prevalence of nonsensical conspiracy theories circulating within the American Afro-Urban community due to the dissemination of false information spread by misinformed, Afrocentrist extremists who routinely (and ignorantly) pluck their ‘research notes’ from the very same pro-European propaganda machine they habitually criticise. Unwittingly, many Black […]
Deleting your browser history could land you 20 years in prison
There are numerous entirely legitimate reasons to turn private browsing on or opt to clear history. For example, many people prefer to research medical problems privately to protect their privacy. Young people looking for sexual health resources often clear their history to avoid attracting attention from their parents, as do those looking for help with […]
DEA, US Army bought $1.2M worth of hacking tools in recent years | Ars Technica
The evidence that those two American government agencies purchased from Hacking Team stems from public records. Those filings show that a company called Cicom USA was hired by the US Army in 2011 to do two jobs worth $365,225 and seven more with the DEA worth $927,000 between 2012 and 2014. A March 2012 Request […]
US Marines tells troops to ‘check online footprint’ after ISIS ‘hit list’ goes online — RT USA
“Vigilance and force protection considerations remain a priority for commanders and their personnel,” US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel John Caldwell said in a statement.”It is recommended Marines and family members check their online/social footprint, ensuring privacy settings are adjusted to limit the amount of available personal information.”According to the monitoring group SITE Intelligence, which has […]
Copenhagen Shooter Used Facebook Legacy Tool To Prepare For Martyrdom
The 22-year-old’s account, which has now been removed from the site, showed el-Hussein’s jihadi name—Abu Ramadan al-Muhajir—and included the “remembering” epithet above his name on the cover photo. This “remembering” option became available just two days before the terror attack. The new feature allows users to choose a legacy contact who can manage certain aspects […]
USA-militär blev hackad på Twitter | Utrikes | SvD
Avsändaren lade även upp bilder på vad som framstår som olika stridsscenarion i Nordkorea och Kina. Även USA:s centralkommandos Youtube-konto kapades. Strax efter 19 stängdes båda kontona ned. US Centcom bekräftar intrånget, enligt nyhetsbyrån AFP. En talesperson för den amerikanska militären säger till NBC News att inget av materialet som lades ut av av hackarna […]
New Jersey judge rules to allow cops to entrap suspects using Instagram — Society’s Child — Sott.net
This is, of course, not the first time that social media and the law have intersected. Agents, officers, and lawyers have used Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites to gather intel and evidence in cases, resulting in varying degrees of public outrage. The DEA was scolded by Facebook this past October after it came to […]
Can taking pictures near Ferguson get a person sacked?
“The head of security for Drury was in there, and he pretty much called me a terrorist, saying that I dishonorably served my country for posting those pictures and videos on Facebook,” Paffrath said.The pictures he took and posted on Thursday were of dozens of vehicles marked with the logos of the Department of Homeland […]