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Israel is deploying spy technology to track the virus, prompting fears of privacy invasion Israel is deploying spy technology to track the virus, prompting fears of privacy invasion
The controversial measure is raising constitutional privacy questions and criticism while the country deals with its own security during a public health crisis, and as Israel struggles to form its new government. The tracking tool was pushed through as an emergency regulation without approval or oversight from Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. It will be used …
New technology allows pet owners to spy on every sniff and shredded slipper
In the prehistoric days before high-speed WiFi and smart home devices, dog owners had to open the front door to discover whether their canine companions had spent the day lounging on the couch or eating it. Now, thanks to robotic cameras designed specifically for humans to remotely surveil and communicate with dogs, they no longer …
Astronomers Spy the Surface of An Airless Mercury-Like World | Smart News
By measuring the heat coming from a planet nearly 49 light-years away, astronomers were able to glean some information about the surface of the rocky world—a rare feat in exoplanet science. The observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that the exoplanet LHS 3844 b has no atmosphere, and its surface is likely covered in …
The Cold War spy technology which we all use
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US ambassador Averell Harriman between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at the Kremlin Moscow, 4 August, 1945. The European chapter of World War Two was over, and the US and the USSR were pondering their future relationship. At the American embassy, a group of boys from the Young Pioneer …
India-Pakistan spy case ruling due at world court
The International Court of Justice will decide Wednesday on India’s bid to remove an alleged spy from death row in Pakistan, in a case that has stoked tensions between the South Asian rivals. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav, a former Indian navy officer, was arrested in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan in March 2016 on charges …
Former German spy chief causes alarm by sharing far-right tweets | World news
When he was in charge of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maaßen warned of how easy it was for people to be led astray by “disinformation” and “clumsy fake reports” on the internet. But since his dismissal from office last September, the former spy chief’s behaviour on social media has raised questions over his own …
US retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike
USCC attacked the spy group, which has ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after Iran attacked ships in the region, the officials said. The US official added the online strike targeted an Iranian spy group’s computer software that was used to track the tankers that were targeted in the Gulf of Oman on June …
Iran claims to have shot down US spy drone
Iran’s state-run Press TV said the US-made RQ-4 Global Hawk was shot down in the country’s southern coastal province of Hormozgan, near the Strait of Hormuz. CNN cannot independently verify the details in the Iranian state media report. Press TV quoted Cap. Bill Urban, a spokesman for the US Central Command, as saying “no US …
Spy satellites reveal extent of Himalayan glacier loss
Image copyright NRO/USGS Image caption The Hexagon images were declassified in 2011 and digitised for scientific study Images from Cold War spy satellites have revealed the dramatic extent of ice loss in the Himalayan glaciers. Scientists compared photographs taken by a US reconnaissance programme with recent spacecraft observations and found that melting in the region …
China in new spy row after ‘making technology for £100m top-secret fighter jets flown by UK & US’ – The Sun
A CHINESE-owned company is making parts for the top secret F-35 fighters flown by the UK and the US, it has emerged. Printed circuit board maker Exception PCB makes parts that “control many of the F-35’s core capabilities” according to publicity material produced by the Ministry of Defence. 6 An RAF F-35 flying over the …
