Army Testing Handheld Ray Guns to Disrupt Electronics
The U.S. Army is testing “electricity guns” that would disrupt all “battlefield” electronic communication. These “handheld ray guns” would be attached to existing...
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Net Neutrality Faces Legislative and Legal Challenges
Mired in "governmentese" and steeped in double-talk, Net Neutrality has proven to be a tangled web of deceit. Now that the FCC's order...
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Report: Facebook Chat Messages Monitored by CIA-Backed Company
As if Facebook doesn't do enough damage to users' privacy without help, the social media giant has apparently been either the target or...
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Facebook Tracks Users Without Consent, but Users Can Take Control
Facebook has spent years earning a notorious reputation for sacrificing users' privacy for increased advertising revenue. Now the social networking giant may be...
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In California, Exploding “Smart Meters” Spy on Your Water Use
Government’s latest Orwellian tools to spy on citizens, known as “smart meters,” are literally blowing up and catching fire, risking lives and property...
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Oklahoma Earthquakes Rattling the Fracking Industry
Big gates sometimes swing on little hinges. Such could be the case in Oklahoma where one woman is rocking the oil and gas...
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Net Neutrality Lays Groundwork for Internet Taxes
When the FCC created new rules for Net Neutrality by reclassifying the Internet as a Title II public utility, Chairman Tom Wheeler dismissed...
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“Green” Meltdown: Solar Companies Are Germany’s Biggest “Capital Destroyers”
Der Spiegel reports that four of Germany’s top 12 “Capital Destroyers” of 2014 are solar tech companies, with Solarworld AG leading the way...
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Net Neutrality’s Achilles’ Heel
As pernicious as the Federal Communications Commission's "bright-line" rules prohibiting blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization on the Internet are, they pale in comparison...
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Water Fluoridation Linked to Increased ADHD in Kids
Millions of children and adolescents have been diagnosed (and misdiagnosed) as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. A new study suggests that...
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A Look Inside the Net Neutrality Rules: It’s Worse Than You Think!
After the FCC made its "Net Neutrality" rules public late last week, The New American began poring over the 400 pages of rules...
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Google’s New Algorithm: Modern Version of Old-fashioned Censorship?
Does Google's new algorithm mean more accurate search results, or does it amount to a modern version of old-fashioned censorship? ...
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FCC Releases 400 Pages of Net Neutrality Rules
The FCC released its full rules for Net Neutrality Thursday morning. The 400-page document — including dissent from the two Republicans on the...
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It’s Not Too Late to Stop Net Neutrality
Republican lawmakers are pursuing legislation to reverse the FCC's February 26 Net Neutrality ruling, which at least one lawmaker describes as "illegal." If...
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UN “Expert” Praises FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules: Ignores Facts
The UN special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, has praised the Net Neutrality plan of the FCC, but he...
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