Calls for use of drones for news-gathering gain strength despite Big Brother concerns
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Once again there are calls for drones to be used for news-gathering purposes by various media organizations despite admissions that it is “kind of creepy and fraught with ‘Big Brother is Watching’ issues.” Last year End the Lie reported on the fact that television stations may start [...]
DARPA-funded V-Bat drone could be flying over the United States in the near future
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The V-Bat drone, funded by the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), could very well be flying over the United States soon due relatively low asking price and features which some of the many domestic drone operators would likely find quite appealing. While the drone is far [...]
Financial crisis revealed and resolved in the world of Bitcoin
By Adam B. Levine Contributing writer for End the Lie Monday, March 11th saw calamity strike at the core of the Bitcoin system – over the last 3 years the number of users has increased exponentially, and the value along with it. In the past we’ve seen large public thefts, but Monday’s event was fundamentally [...]
US military says kamikaze drone ‘has proven to be a very effective tool’ in Afghanistan
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Despite the supposed wind down in Afghanistan, US troops now have the kamikaze Switchblade drone – though some say go out of their way to say it’s not actually a drone – in their already massive arsenal, though the military won’t say how often it has been [...]
Cloud 9 or Storm Cloud? Dangers of Cloud Computing – A Reminder – with other notes on other privacy concerns
The Rolling Stones once recorded the lyrics: I said, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Don’t hang around ’cause two’s a crowd n my cloud, baby A selection of articles giving warning [...]
Report: Google to pay $7 million to 30 states to settle Wi-Fi spying investigation
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Google is on the verge of paying $7 million to settle charges from some 30 states surrounding the collection of private data from the Wi-Fi networks of unsuspecting Americans, according to a report. This sum would be less than a drop in the bucket for Google. Google’s [...]
Ulterior motives behind the Copyright Alert System
By Adam B. Levine Contributing writer for End the Lie The Copyright Alert System – announced last year – went into effect this week for all AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon subscribers. The particular implementation varies between carriers, but the basics of the program are: All P2P traffic on participating networks will be [...]
U.S. Air Force promotion video showcases frightening insect-sized killer drones
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie In a disturbing promotional video on Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) by the Air Force Research Laboratory, simulated images of insect-sized drones are shown performing everything from extended surveillance both indoors and outdoors to targeting of locations to lethal missions. While we’ve reported on this type of drone [...]
Half-ounce surveillance drones have been used by British soldiers in Afghanistan since 2012
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Apparently the United States isn’t the only Western country pouring money into futuristic drone technology as it is now being reported that British soldiers are using tiny drones for surveillance in Afghanistan and have been since 2012. The drones being used by the UK are absolutely tiny [...]
