Of relevance to the current debate on Eugenics and Depopulation In the decades following the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species, a craze for eugenics spread through Britain and the USA as well. Overbreeding by the poor and disabled threatened the quality of the human race, American campaigners warned. Drastic measures must be taken toContinue reading “Of the History of Eugenics – Victoria Brignell”
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Of Back Doors and Malicious Functionalities
Proprietary software is often malware: proprietary back doors. “..Non-free software is controlled by its developers, which puts them in a position of power over the users. The developers and manufacturers often exercise that power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve. This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities. Some malicious functionalitiesContinue reading “Of Back Doors and Malicious Functionalities”
Of VPN that Track Users and Infringe their Privacy
A research paper that investigated the privacy and security of 283 Android VPN apps concluded that “in spite of the promises for privacy, security, and anonymity given by the majority of VPN apps—millions of users may be unawarely subject to poor security guarantees and abusive practices inflicted by VPN apps.” Following is a non-exhaustive list, taken fromContinue reading “Of VPN that Track Users and Infringe their Privacy”
Every phone has a walking data collector app.
In general, electronic devices are not secure. People do not understand and can not wade through user agreements, commonly more than 5000 words and more than 18 pages to read, presented always at the wrong time, when one can’t wait to activate a device or a service, and one is already tired of the nonsenseContinue reading “Every phone has a walking data collector app.”
Digital Tricks: G20-WHO Vaccine Passport and Digital Health Identity Scheme
Digital Tricks: G20 Promotes WHO-Standardized Global Vaccine Passport and ‘Digital Health’ Identity Scheme Puppets of the Group of 20 (G20), after drinking and partying a lot together in Bali, have issued a joint declaration promoting a global standard on proof of vaccination for international travel and calling for the establishment of “global digital health networks”Continue reading “Digital Tricks: G20-WHO Vaccine Passport and Digital Health Identity Scheme”