technology

Space Invaders: Russell Brand on How Tech Billionaires and Their Business Ventures in Space Could Hurt All of Us

Space Invaders: Russell Brand on How Tech Billionaires and Their Business Ventures in Space Could Hurt All of Us by B.N. Frank, Activist Post March 17, 2021   For years already, credible individuals, agencies, and organizations have warned against launching more vehicles into space.  For one thing, there’s too much space junk out there already

Shifty Shifters: Movers and Shapers like a Trillion Locusts

The final report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concludes that the project has been ‘the most successful anti-poverty movement in history’. Two key claims underpin this narrative: that global poverty has been cut in half, and global hunger nearly in half, since 1990. This good-news narrative has been touted by the United Nations and […]

The Black Market

We live in the digital era when it’s almost impossible to hide from everyone without leaving a social life behind. The CIA, Military, FBI and other organizations have the ability to find the exact location of a person. They use different algorithms based on artificial intelligence, satellite photography, drones, collected intelligence and some other factors […]

Children’s Health Defense Joins With Coalition to Protest SpaceX Satellite Program, Citing Radiation Threat

Coalition to Protest SpaceX Satellite Program, Citing Radiation Threat Children’s Health Defense is one of several groups planning a March 19 protest at SpaceX headquarters to demand the company end its planned deployment of 42,000 low-orbit satellites.  by Coalition to Protest SpaceX Satellite Program, The Defender March 8, 2021   Safe technology advocates, environmentalists and

Breaching Digital Rights: India’s Platform and Media Ethics Code

Having made something of a splash last month with the fuss over Australia’s News Media Bargaining code, Facebook, and the digital giants, are facing another stormy front in India.  The move here has nothing to do with revenue so much as alleged bad behaviour.  “We appreciate the proliferation of social media in India,” stated Ravi […]

The Working Class Backbone of Hi Tech

In his comprehensive and educational book, Coders (2019 Penguin Press), tech writer Clive Thompson tells the story of computer programmers, a workforce that is undoubtedly one of the “most quietly influential on the planet.” Thompson writes: You use software nearly every instant you’re awake. There’s the obvious stuff, like your phone, your laptop, email and […]
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As Predicted: Immunity Passports Are No Longer a Fantasy

As the European Union announces they are preparing to implement “vaccine certificates” the largest airline association is also preparing to roll out their version of the controversial Immunity Passports. On Thursday, the European Union’s 27 political leaders held a 5-hour virtual call to discuss the future of reopening travel across the continent. German Chancellor Angela Read More...