Stephen E. Arnold: Deep Fake News Videos Can Tip Election, Spark Violence …

Deep Fakes: A Tough Nut to Crack If you are in the media or intelligence business, you undoubtedly already know about the potential of deep fakes or “deepfake” videos. Clips that utilize AI technology to create realistic and completely fake videos using existing footage. The catch is that they are getting more and more convincing…and …

#GoogleGestapo: ‘There’s no place to hide’: Shocking study reveals how Twitter and Facebook learn private information about you – even if you DON’T have an account

‘There’s no place to hide’: Shocking study reveals how Twitter and Facebook learn private information about you – even if you DON’T have an account Researchers looked at publicly available Twitter posts from almost 14,000 users Algorithms accurately predicted 64% of the time what they were going to say If the user didn’t have an …

Berto Jongman: #GoogleGestapo – How Can I Remove Google From My Life?

How can I remove Google from my life? Geoffrey writes from his Gmail address to ask how he can stop Google from intruding into almost everything Jack Schofield, The Guardian Google started by taking over the search engine market. It now dominates smartphone operating systems (Android), browsers (Chrome), web-based email (Gmail), online video (YouTube) and …

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon Update Including Lockheed Martin Satellite Grid Deal…

Amazonia for December 10, 2018 What’s with Amazon in the space data game? We learned  about “Amazon’s Plan to Profit from Space Data” from the Daily Herald. Here’s the plan: “Rather than build its own satellite dishes and ground stations, the company has brokered an exclusive “multiyear strategic business agreement” with Bethesda-based defense contractor Lockheed …