Science & Technology

Stephen Hawking Is Hawking Alien-invasion Theory Again

War of the Worlds, Independence Day, Invaders from Mars… The idea of advanced alien creatures targeting our world for conquest has long been...

Selwyn Duke October 1, 2015

China Demands High-level Silicon Valley Attendees at Seattle Conference

Bob Adelmann September 24, 2015

Technology company executives now find themselves in a self-inflicted pickle: go along with China or get lost. ...

SEC, Other Agencies Trying to Block Bipartisan Bills to Protect E-mail

C. Mitchell Shaw September 20, 2015

For as long as e-mail has been a regular form of communication, Congress has allowed the Fourth Amendment to protect some e-mail, but...

Trust (KGB’s) Kaspersky for Cybersecurity, Says Bloomberg’s Bershidsky

William F. Jasper September 19, 2015

Kaspersky Lab, the giant Russian-based cybersecurity firm run by KGB-trained oligarch Yevgeny Kaspersky, continues to make alarming global inroads with individual consumers, corporations,...

Microsoft Forces Windows 10 “Upgrade” Even When Users Refuse It

C. Mitchell Shaw September 15, 2015

As more and more people have become aware of the spyware nature of Windows 10, many have decided not to take Microsoft up...

Crude Oil Prices Resume Decline, Could Hit $20 a Barrel

Bob Adelmann September 11, 2015

Doug King has made himself and his investors a lot of money by noticing the weakness of the world economy, including in the...

Cybersecurity Info Sharing Act: Gov’t Fails Security; Wants More Power

C. Mitchell Shaw September 2, 2015

With a track record of failure where protecting its own computer networks or investigating major hacks is concerned, the federal government now wants...

Russia and China Use Data Received From Hackers to ID U.S. Spies

Warren Mass September 1, 2015

Both Russian and Chinese government security agencies have compiled data obtained from hackers who breached security protecting U.S. computer databases containing security clearance...

Police Departments Use Secret Tool to Spy on Mobile Phones

C. Mitchell Shaw August 28, 2015

Local police all over the country are using highly sophisticated, very expensive surveillance tools to capture information from cell tower traffic from the...

Microsoft Increases Secrecy; Expands Spyware to Windows 7 and 8

C. Mitchell Shaw August 24, 2015

The Windows 10 update that turns your PC into a portal for spying on you was just the beginning of what Microsoft is...

How to Securely Remove All Data From Your Mobile Phone

C. Mitchell Shaw August 17, 2015

Whether you are recycling, selling, or giving your phone away, you need to make sure that all personal data is securely removed first....

Windows 10 Is Spyware

C. Mitchell Shaw August 13, 2015

If you are currently a Microsoft user running either Windows 7 or 8, you are eligible for a free upgrade to the "new...

Is the Internet Spying on You?

C. Mitchell Shaw August 11, 2015

With smart phones, smart TVs, wearables, browser apps, and myriad other things in people's homes and cars delivering greater ease and convenience without...