politics

A bug in Joe Biden’s official campaign app exposed a treasure trove of voter information

September 15th, 2020

Yoni Heisler

Researchers recently unearthed a bug in Joe Biden’s official mobile app appropriately called Vote Joe. The bug made it possible for anyone with an unverified email address to access sensitive information –including voting history and personal addresses — from millions of users. The Joe Biden campaign was made aware of the bug last week and …

Politics

A Louisiana militia armed with assault rifles took to the streets to protect BLM protesters

September 3rd, 2020

Yoni Heisler

In the wake of the police killing of Trayford Pellerin in Lafayette, protestors this week took to city hall to demand justice. Amid rumors that a hate group was poised to disrupt the peaceful protest, a report claims that armed members of a Louisiana militia came down to protect the protestors. The senseless and tragic …

Science

NASA boss Bridenstine thinks we’d be on Mars already if politics didn’t get in the way

July 15th, 2019

Mike Wehner

NASA’s Mars exploration projects have yielded many surprising discoveries over the years, and we know more about the Red Planet today than we ever have before. However, the day when human astronauts make the trip to Mars will truly be a momentous occasion — and you can bet NASA will be leading the charge — …

Science

This AI can tell whether you’re liberal or conservative based on your car

November 29th, 2017

Mike Wehner

Aside from political bumper stickers — or maybe a big, colorful peace sign on the bumper of a Volkswagen bus — you might not think your car says all that much about your political leanings. You’d be wrong. A new AI algorithm built by researchers at Stanford uses Google Street View to check out the …

Politics

Google discovers that Russia bought election ads on YouTube and Gmail

October 9th, 2017

Chris Mills

Google has discovered that Russian operatives bought ads on YouTube, Gmail, and the company’s DoubleClick online ad platform during the 2016 election, according to a Washington Post report. Sources “familiar with the company’s investigation” told the Post that Google has found tens of thousands of dollars of online ad spend across virtually all of Google’s major platforms, including the …

Politics

Here’s the Trump camp’s response to James Comey’s testimony

June 8th, 2017

Mike Wehner

Today, James Comey is sitting in a much-hyped hearing with the US Congress in which he’s expected to reveal details about his meetings with Donald Trump. The former FBI director’s dealings with Trump have been well publicized, and various leaks and statements have suggested that Trump allegedly asked Comey to “drop” the investigation into the …

Politics

French election campaign hit by ‘massive hacking attack’

May 5th, 2017

Chris Mills

French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has condemned a “massive hacking attack” on his election campaign, after a number of emails purporting to be from his campaign were leaked online late Friday afternoon. A 9GB trove of data was posted to Pastebin, an anonymous link-sharing website, by a user titling themselves “EMLEAKS.” The files mostly appear to …

Politics

Politicians who voted to gut web privacy are now being shamed on huge billboards

May 4th, 2017

Mike Wehner

Remember back in March when the totally-not-corrupt, democratically-elected politicians in Congress voted to allow ISPs to continue conducting the shady business of compiling and selling the browsing habits of its customers? There was a lot out outrage — and that anger continues to simmer in some corners of the web — but within a few …

Tech

Sorry, but nobody actually cares about your web browsing history

April 4th, 2017

Mike Wehner

You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed the current insanity over the repeal of proposed broadband privacy rules which swiftly made its way through Congress and gained the signature of President Trump on Monday. It’s an important piece of legislation, and does have some interesting implications in regards to how much …

Lifestyle

This is the discrete bulletproof clothing that protects countless presidents

March 28th, 2017

Mike Wehner

Whether democratically elected, appointed by government officials, or swept into power by a coup, being the leader of a country automatically puts you in the hottest of seats. Wearable gear that stops a bullet in its tracks has existed for some time, but presidents and other VIPs don’t want to make a public appearance while looking like …