Tag: Intelligence

Categories USA

Pentagon knew about Kabul suicide bombing ‘hours in advance,’ report claims, but troops on the ground say they weren’t protected

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US military leaders knew in advance that a “mass casualty event” was planned at Kabul airport, a Politico report reveals. However, accounts from the troops in harm’s way suggest that nothing was done. … Read More >Pentagon knew about Kabul suicide bombing ‘hours in advance,’ report claims, but troops on the ground say they weren’t protected

Categories Middle East

Taliban acquires US military biometric devices that can identify Afghans who assisted coalition efforts – reports

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The Taliban has reportedly seized US military biometrics equipment that could expose Afghans who helped coalition forces – since they contain identifying data like iris scans and fingerprints as well as biographical information. … Read More >Taliban acquires US military biometric devices that can identify Afghans who assisted coalition efforts – reports

Categories Shows

Intel worship

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Remember the great 1964 film ‘Dr. Strangelove’? Do you recall its subtitle? It was ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’. Well, in light of the surveillance state, here’s an update for 2021: ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Intel Community’. Spooks today aren’t feared – they’re adored. … Read More >Intel worship

Categories Op-ed

Happy birthday, international spying network! Britain’s GCHQ and America’s NSA hail 75th anniversary of their alliance

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An espionage union once a very closely-guarded secret is now commemorated by the shadowy agencies involved. Citizens should ask why the sudden change of heart, and what the collaboration means for them and for their countries. … Read More >Happy birthday, international spying network! Britain’s GCHQ and America’s NSA hail 75th anniversary of their alliance

Categories World

AI apocalypse avoided? Neural networks now smart enough to know when they shouldn’t be trusted

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In a development that could scupper the plot of numerous sci-fi movies about an artificial intelligence apocalypse, scientists have created a neural network that is smart enough to know when it shouldn’t be trusted. … Read More >AI apocalypse avoided? Neural networks now smart enough to know when they shouldn’t be trusted

Categories World

Move along, nothing to see here: Australian government insists ‘incidental’ collection of COVIDSafe data didn’t violate privacy

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Australian intelligence agencies “incidentally” slurped up private data from the country’s much-touted COVIDSafe smartphone app, according to the their inspector-general, who nevertheless insisted no one’s privacy was violated. … Read More >Move along, nothing to see here: Australian government insists ‘incidental’ collection of COVIDSafe data didn’t violate privacy