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The US Senate just voted against banning warrantless surveillance of your internet searches
By Brett Wilkins There are few surer signs of a democracy in danger than permanent states of emergency. One could reasonably argue that such a state existed in the immediate smoldering aftermath of the September
COVID-19 conspiracy theorists spreading online misinformation, despite crackdown
By Brett Wilkins Coronavirus misinformation is making me sick. Conspiracy theorists and armchair epidemiologists are running rampant on social media. This, despite tech companies’ best efforts to cure this cancer. If you’re familiar with the
Amazon VP resigns from ‘chickenshit’ company over protester firings
By Brett Wilkins A senior engineer and vice president at Amazon announced on Monday that he is resigning “in dismay” over the company’s termination of employees who speak out against dangerous and potentially deadly working
Chinese army deploys ‘Sharp Claw I’ killer robot
By Brett Wilkins The Chinese army has deployed an “improved” killer robot designed for ground combat. The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) recently announced that the Sharp Claw I unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), manufactured
To Whom Is Jeff Bezos Bestowed?
Amazon is the most customer-centric company in the world! But who is the customer? By Vahid Razavi Everyone is familiar with Amazon retail business and how small merchants that participate in its marketplace are leveraged
Partnering with Amazon Web Services — The Kiss of Death for Your ISV.
By Vahid Razavi Amazon Web Services (AWS) has tremendous market share when it comes to the cloud customer base and cloud offerings. I am not here to argue its success, but rather to show that
If you use Zoom — and who doesn’t these days? — you’re surely familiar with at least some of all the headline-grabbing privacy issues plaguing the popular video conferencing app. And if you, like countless millions of
Surveillance in — and after — the time of coronavirus
By Brett Wilkins In times of great crisis, it is often necessary for governments to curtail civil liberties for the sake of security. This is especially true when the crisis at hand is a global
Facebook blocking links to legitimate coronavirus news; claims anti-spam ‘bug’
By Brett Wilkins I’m a journalist, so you can be assured that if I post a news link on Facebook, it’s legit. No fake news here. And so you can imagine my reaction when I