An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: The New York Times published an anti-Google screed by billionaire Peter Thiel last night but failed to mention a fun fact that readers might find relevant: Thiel sits on the board of Facebook, one of Google’s largest competitors. Thiel first blasted Google as “treasonous” last month, saying that the FBI and CIA should…
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Cops Are Giving Amazon’s Ring Your Real-Time 911 Caller Data
Gizmodo has learned that Amazon’s Ring home security system is pursuing contracts with police departments that would grant it direct access to real-time emergency dispatch data. From the report: The California-based company is seeking police departments’ permission to tap into the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) feeds used to automate and improve decisions made by emergency dispatch personnel and cut down on police…
Cisco To Pay $8.6 Million Fine For Selling Hackable Surveillance Tech
Cisco has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a claim that it sold video surveillance software it knew was vulnerable to hackers to hospitals, airports, schools, state governments and federal agencies. SFGate reports: The tech giant continued to sell the software and didn’t fix the massive security weakness for about four years after a whistleblower alerted the company about it…
Nessie watcher films ‘two Loch Ness Monsters’
Eoin O’ Faodhagain had been watching a live Loch Ness webcam when he spotted something odd in the water. The footage he captured, which can be viewed … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329325/nessie-watcher-films-two-loch-ness-monsters…
Alleged ‘Bigfoot howl’ recorded in Kentucky
Whitesburg resident Shaun Hammonds recently recorded a ‘soul-piercing’ howl coming from the forest. The footage, which was posted up on Facebook aroun… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329275/alleged-bigfoot-howl-recorded-in-kentucky…
Video shows ‘zombie’ meat crawling off plate
Bizarre footage has emerged showing a piece of meat crawling off a restaurant plate and on to the floor. Uploaded on to Facebook two weeks ago by Rie … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329263/video-shows-zombie-meat-crawling-off-plate…
New Footage Shows Uncontacted Amazon Tribesman from the World’s ‘Most Threatened’ Tribe
A bare-chested Amazonian tribesman sniffs a machete, looks toward the camera and then disappears into the foliage. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66019-video-uncontacted-amazon-tribesman-awa.html
Comic-Con Trailers Include ‘Star Trek: Picard’ and HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Series
“At Comic-Con, Sir Patrick Stewart took to the Hall H stage Saturday afternoon to discuss his new series, Star Trek: Picard,” reports CBS News: The series will focus on what caused famed captain and admiral Jean-Luc Picard to leave Starfleet, and his life since…. Patrick Stewart — who is also an executive producer — answered questions about the show. “We never…
Incredible ‘piglet squid’ caught on camera
Footage of the unusual cephalopod was captured in the Pacific depths by the Exploration Vessel Nautilus team. The transparent sea creature, which was … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329169/incredible-piglet-squid-caught-on-camera…
Amazon’s Most Ambitious Research Project Is a Convenience Store
Amazon has set up 14 Amazon Go stores in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. They do not have any cash registers so once customers have scanned a screen from a special app on their phone at the entrance, they just grab their items and walk out the door, while Amazon magically charges their credit card. By all accounts, the…