Berto Jongman: Computer Programmer Testifies He Was Hired to Rig Elections

11 Society, Corruption, Government, IO Impotency
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

Computer Programmer Testifies He Was Hired To Rig Elections

A video has been released of computer programmer Clinton Eugene Curtis testifying under oath in front of the U.S. House Judiciary claiming that he was hired by authorities to help rig the outcome of U.S. elections. 

Curtis told the court in 2000 that he was hired by Congressman Tom Freeny to build prototype software that would allow authorities to push the results to a 51/49 outcome if needed.

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Slammed by Dutch for Fake Reviews (Fake Humans and Fake Automated Review-Writing Programs)

Commerce, Corruption, IO Impotency
Stephen E. Arnold
Stephen E. Arnold

Google: The Dutch Do Not Think Much of Fake Reviews

I read “Google Ordered to Hand Over Names of Fake Reviewers in Dutch Court Case.” Let’s assume that the story is accurate. For me, the notion of Google providing the names of individuals who created “fake” reviews is interesting. For the affected small business, the victory is not likely to generate a jump to the top 25 sites in traffic. For the Google, the court decision is another indication of the legal hurdles Google may face in the present day European community.

Nikola Danaylov: The United States of Secrets

Corruption, Government, IO Impotency, Law Enforcement
Nikolai Danalylov
Nikolai Danalylov

The United States of Secrets

FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to reveal the dramatic inside story of the U.S. government's massive and controversial secret surveillance program–and the lengths they went to trying to keep it hidden from the public. Part one goes inside Washington to piece together the secret political history of “The Program,” which began in the wake of Sept. 11 and continues today — even after the revelations of its existence by Edward Snowden. Part two explores the secret relationship between Silicon Valley and the National Security Agency: How have the government and tech companies worked together to gather and warehouse your data?

Mongoose: The Job Numbers Do Lie….

Civil Society, Commerce, Corruption, Government
Mongoose
Mongoose

A prominent US political leader recently said that “the job numbers do not lie.” This is in fact a lie.  The job numbers do lie. Below are just a few of the reports from others that have appeared here at Phi Beta Iota, all continue to be relevant today.

Graphic: USA Unemployment 22.4% and Rising (ShadowStats)

Graphic: Youth Unemployment by Region — Worst Ever

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Jean Lievens: Social Costs of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Corruption, Government, Ineptitude, IO Impotency
Jean Lievens
Jean Lievens

Here Are The New Social Risks Of The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Christophe Degryse, Social Europe, 29 February 2016

But this 4th industrial revolution also contains its share of new risks in the world of labour, including the ‘remake’ of existing jobs, the destruction of many of them, the relocation of countless others. For society as a whole, it is a prospect accompanied by the threat of increased polarisation between the ‘winners’ and the ‘losers’ of the digital economy.

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Doug Rushkoff: Silicon Valley — Amazon, Google, and Uber Specifically — Is Broken

Commerce, Corruption, IO Impotency
Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff

Silicon Valley is broken and heading for social unrest, argues media theorist

Rushkoff argues that several major tech companies operate with intentionally unsustainable business models. Amazon and Uber, he says, work by destroying marketplaces and then using their leverage to move into another area. So while Amazon doesn’t make much money off books, the original industry it disrupted, that’s not a concern for them. They make the bulk of their revenue from other products.

Berto Jongman: Elite Pedophilia in Australia & USA

06 Family, 07 Other Atrocities, 09 Justice, 11 Society, Corruption, Government
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

AU: Survivor of alleged elite paedophile ring including former prime minister speaks out

A WOMAN claiming to be the victim of a “VIP paedophile ring”, which involved three former prime ministers, has alleged she was prostituted to “paedophile parties” at Parliament House in Canberra.

US: Banned TV Documentary Exposes Government Child Sex Abuse Ring

Conspiracy of Silence is a powerful yet disturbing documentary that reveals the horrific U.S. child sex abuse and pedophilia rings within the highest echelons of government.

See Also: Pedophilia @ Phi Beta Iota