Iran shuts down nearly all internet access in response to fuel protests It's trying to reduce dissent by silencing communication.

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Hitting the Books: Modern Surveillance and 'The Science of Happiness'

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UK Police's Facial Recognition System has an 81% Error Rate

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Facial recognition = old hat. The Pentagon has a laser that identifies people by their heartbeat.

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First American Financial Corporation Security Flaw Leaked 885 Million Real Estate Documents Dating as Far Back as 2003

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4 New Vulnerabilities in Most Intel CPUs

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Andrew Yang Will Campaign as Hologram

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Nokia says its phones sent data to China by mistake

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Intel unveils a groundbreaking way to make 3D chips

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Facebook removed over 1.5 billion fake accounts in the last six months

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Google’s smart city dream is turning into a privacy nightmare

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Healthcare.gov security breach leaks info for 75,000 people

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The EPA will eliminate the Office of the Science Advisor, an entity within the agency that works to ensure its policies and decisions are based on quality science. Everything from research on chemicals and health, to peer-review testing to data analysis would inevitably suffer.

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Q followers of Saidit. Prepare for the summons on Thursday, or October 3rd.

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European MPs vote in favor of controversial copyright laws, article 11 and 13

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MIT machine vision system figures out what it's looking at by itself

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Facebook is building a 'war room' for the midterm elections

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NASA will publicly test new 'quiet' supersonic technology in November over Galveston, TX -- New quiet supersonic technology may revitalize the supersonic travel industry after Concord shut down in 2003 due to noise issues severely restricting travel routes

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Undercover dark web bust leads to more than 35 arrests

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