The CrowdStrike 2025 Global Threat Report stands as one of the leading authorities on adversary intelligence, offering in-depth analysis of the past year’s evolving cyberthreat landscape. According to CrowdStrike, in 2024, threat actors advanced at an unprecedented pace, developing new techniques and tools while devising innovative ways to bypass modern security measures—all with relentless precision…
Written by: Digital Democracy Now* In the digital age, big tech companies like Google, Meta (formerly Facebook), Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft have become integral to our daily lives. From search engines and social media platforms to smart home devices and cloud services, these corporations have revolutionized how we communicate, work, and access information. However, their…
Written by Marlyn Tadros* Speaking to Business Insider, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison made a startling assertion about the future of artificial intelligence, stating that AI could be used to ensure citizens are “on their best behavior.” While this may sound like a benign or even positive statement, the implications are troubling and deeply concerning. It…
In an article entitled “Concerns Over Big Tech and Digital Privacy Shift” in Wired Magazine, six-time award-winning author and investigative journalist on cybersecurity, Covid-19, and privacy, Violet Blue, discusses her privacy concerns as Big Tech companies cooperate with the Trump administration.She claims that due to worries about Big Tech companies cooperating with the Trump administration,…
This is the summary of an article in Wired magazine. The AI-first strategy is a disaster without checks and balances. More on the danger of such a strategy to come. Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff ‘AI-First’ Is the Future of Key Government Agency SUMMARY: In a meeting, Thomas Shedd, the new director of Technology Transformation…
RICHARD STALLMAN, rms at gnu.org This article/letter was written in 2013. We republish it here because of its importance. On Wednesday, Stallman was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. He is founder of the Free Software Foundation and has pioneered the notion of copyleft. He said today: “It is said that ‘knowledge is power.’ Internet corporations took this…
Every year, we post about games to play and workshops to attend to understand the intersection between human rights, ethics, and emerging technologies. Here are a few: 1- Workshop: Defending human rights in the age of artificial intelligence: this is a free and open workshop organized by UNESCO and UNITAR. The course break down complex…
Humans help train artificial intelligence, so someone may be listening to what you tell Siri, Google Assistant or Alexa. Here’s what to do if you have a problem with that. This article entitled Hi, Alexa. How Do I Stop You From Listening In On Me? by Brian X. Chen, makes suggestions on how to stop…
