Europe To Pay Iran In Euros For Oil, Abandoning The Dollar
"The biggest importer of Iranian oil is China. There are also efforts being made by China, the world’s second largest economy, to trade oil in yuan."
The Case Against Gina Haspel, By CIA Agent Who Was Imprisoned For Exposing Torture
"Torture was illegal in 1946. It was illegal in 1968. And it was illegal in 2002, no matter what Bush Justice Department officials John Yoo and Jay Bybee said."
James Bovard: Washington secrecy is creating a know-nothing democracy
"The sharpest plunge in America’s press freedom rating occurred during the Obama administration — thanks in part to its zealous prosecutions of journalists. Trump is continuing policies started by earlier presidents."
Palantir, LAPD Use Predictive Policing to Monitor Specific People
"Both Operation LASER and PredPol are sponsored by the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance’s SMART Policing Initiative, which aims to use 'evidence-based, data-driven' policing strategies to try and pre-empt and prevent crime."
Website leaked real-time location of most US cell phones to almost anyone
"A little-known service has been leaking the real-time locations of US cell phone users to anyone who takes the time to exploit an easily spotted bug in a free trial feature."
Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Bans Financial Institutions From Crypto Dealings
"The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued a circular Friday ordering all financial institutions to terminate servicing cryptocurrency exchanges within 60 days and begin to liquidate existing crypto-related accounts."
Australia Bans Cash For All Purchases Over $7,500
"Australia’s Liberal Party government says it’s 'encouraging the transition to a digital society,' and cracking down on tax evasion."
Boston Dynamics’ robots can now run, jump and climb
"Boston Dynamics, the company known for its 'nightmare-inducing' backflipping robots, has unveiled two new videos that show them autonomously navigating through different terrains, including an office and a lab, and jogging in a grass field."
Thousands of Google employees threaten to quit over military drone AI project
"Around a dozen Google employees have already quit over the company's involvement in an artificial intelligence drone program for the Pentagon called Project Maven."
Your Cell Carrier Is Selling Your Location Data To A Prison Contractor
"A former Missouri sheriff has been charged with using an online service operated by law enforcement contractor Securus to track cell phones illegally."
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