Federal investigators asked financial institutions to use search terms such as âTRUMPâ and âMAGAâ when combing over customer data in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) revealed Wednesday. The request came from the Treasury Departmentâs Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), according to documents obtained by the House Select Subcommittee […]
Feds asked banks to search customer data for âTrump,â âMAGAâ references after Capitol riot: Rep. Jim Jordan
Tech-savvy brothers of murdered college student snoop out data that helps nab suspects
The technologically savvy older brothers of a slain Texas college student handed over data extracted from social media accounts later used to secure convictions in the case. Zuhyr Hamza Kaleem, 22, was shot dead then buried in a premeditated killing by former classmates in 2019, prosecutors said. Jose Varela, now 24, was sentenced last week […]
Hackers Steal Private Data of 769,000 CalPERS Retirees
The California Public Employeesâ Retirement System (CalPERS) reported Wednesday that hackers stole names, social security numbers, birth dates and other confidential information of roughly 769,000 retirees and beneficiaries. The hackers were able to steal this information by taking advantage of a vulnerability in a contracted vendorâs cybersecurity system, according to a report by the Sacramento Bee.
Japan: AI Systems Can Use Any Data, from Any Source
While other countries are mulling where to put the brakes on AI development, Japan is going full steam ahead, with the government recently announcing that no data will be off-limits for AI. In a recent meeting, Keiko Nagaoka, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, confirmed that no law, including copyright law, will prevent
DOJ takes over probe of Conn. state troopers accused of faking traffic data to racial profiling board
The U.S. Department of Justice is taking control of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of Connecticut state troopers may have provided false information on thousands of traffic infractions to a racial profiling board. This misleading data made it seem as if cops were stopping many more white drivers compared to other racial groups. Chief […]
Exclusive: Rep. Jim Banks Blasts Army for Hiding Recruitment Survey Data
House Armed Services Subcommittee for Military Personnel Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) in a recent exclusive interview with Breitbart News blasted the Army for not providing the actual data for a survey it published last month, that Army officials claim shows that wokeness is not affecting recruiting. âThe Army is hiding behind some report that they
Amazon Buys Roomba Maker to Suck Up Your Dirt (and Your Data)
Tech and e-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly purchased iRobot, the maker of the popular automated home vacuum Roomba, for $1.7 billion. Jeff Bezosâ company is likely just as interested in the ability to map customersâ homes as it is in adding vacuums to its growing empire of products and services. Bloomberg reports that Amazon has purchased…
Hill GOP Presses Agencies Linked to Wuhan Lab Funding, Data on Research for CCP Virus Origins
An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, on April 17, 2020. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images) Congress Congressional Republicans are pressing federal officials for documents and data on the origins of the CCP virusâalso known as the novel coronavirusâthat has reportedly killed more than 600,000 Americans […]
BLM Riots Dragged Democrats Down In 2020, Data Shows â But Peaceful Protests Helped Them
Last summerâs widespread Black Lives Matter demonstrations were a double-edged sword for Democrats in the 2020 election. The Black Lives Matter saw a surge in public support following the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, but some of the protests that occurred when activists took to the streets turned violent.…
CDC Director: Our Data ‘Suggests That Vaccinated People Do Not Carry the Virus’
On Mondayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âRachel Maddow Show,â CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that CDC data released earlier in the day âsuggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, donât get sick, and that itâs not just in the clinical trials, but itâs also in real-world data.â Walensky said, âIâm so impressed with…
Over 432,000 Votes Removed From Trump in Pennsylvania, Data Scientists Say
Pennsylvania election data shows that over 432,000 votes were removed from President Donald Trump during the November election, data scientists say. According to an analysis by the Data Integrity Group, obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times, votes for Trumpâfrom both Election Day and mail-in ballotsâwere removed from the totals in at least 15 counties. Time-series […]
Fauci Responds To Clip Of Rand Paul Saying He Was âUnwillingâ To Look At Data Supporting Reopening Schools
Dr. Anthony Fauci responded Wednesday to a recent clip of Rand Paul saying that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director was âunwillingâ to look at data that supported the reopening of schools. âI think we better get our facts straight,â Fauci told McCallum in response to Paulâs suggestions that Fauci was âunwillingâ…
Former DNC Chair Brazile: DNC Allowed Russian Hackers to Steal Data
Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian military officials days before President Trumpâs meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rosenstein also planned his press conference at the same time President Trump was meeting with the Queen of England. With the 12 Russians indicted Friday, the corrupt Mueller team has now indicted 31 individuals and […]
FBI, SEC Join Investigation Into Facebookâs Exploitation Of User Data With Three Other Federal Agencies.
The FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are reportedly joining the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in investigating Facebook over its user management practices. Authorities specifically want to know more about how the now-defunct data analytics firm known as Cambridge Analytica was able to acquire the personal data of […]
Unearthed Government Data: Defensive Firearm Uses Far More Frequent Than Gun Control Advocates Claim.
We’re in the middle of another gun control debate due to the Waffle House shooting (more on that in a moment), so it seems like a reasonable time to delve into one of the perennial disputes within that larger policy conversation. Â Even though it has no bearing on the core question of constitutionality, there are […]
Obama Campaign Harvested Data from 100 Million More Facebook Users Than Cambridge Analytica.
Facebook announced in early April that the data of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with a political consulting firm connected to President Trump during the 2016 election. The news STUNNED the American media elites! The news shocked the political world and launched two full days of congressional hearings into Facebook […]
Border Patrol: ‘Walls Work and the Data Shows It’
Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitiello slammed border security critics at a Friday afternoon press conference. He told the media that the simple truth of the matter is that âwalls work and the data shows it.â But, Vitiello also raised a major concern â lack of funding. “DHS and CBP are fully […]
Between fake news and data harvesting, Facebook has no way to win.
Mark Zuckerberg is stuck in a catch-22. Any fix for Facebookâs previous big problem â fake news â would make the current big problem with data harvesting worse. As a media company and one of Americansâ top sources of information, Facebookâs de facto anonymity and general lack of responsibility for user-generated content make it easy […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Breaks Silence, Set For Prime Time Interview Amid User Data Scandal.
Mark Zuckerberg finally broke his silence Wednesday amid a firestorm of criticism surrounding Facebookâs handling of private user data. Zerohedge reported on key aspects of Zuckerbergâs statement: While we repost the full statement below, the following excerpts are key: We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we canât then we donât deserve to […]
Former Obama Staffer: Facebook Allowed Us To Break User Data Rules Because They Were On Our Side.
Yesterday, Facebookâs stock tanked after it was revealed that they gave user data to a firm, Global Science Research (GSR), via an app. This data was then given to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that was working for Donald J. Trumpâs 2016 presidential campaign. The app not only gave GSR the data of the user who […]
Obama Now Data Mining President Trumpâs Voter Base
âAnalyticsâ is the tekkie word for VOTER TARGETING, and history proves that voter targeting always works. Analytics, aka voter targeting, is exactly how Obama captured the 2012 election. The Obama campaign team was able to access massive data, which in turn allowed them to identify the vote, transmit to voters the messages they wanted to […]
Shocking data on immigrant crime.
According to data compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies, one of the most horrific categories of crime, kidnapping, is vastly disproportionately committed by immigrants, legal and illegal. Daniel Greenfield of Front Page Magazine reports: According to the Center for Immigration Studies, 42.4 percent of federal kidnapping convictions are of non-citizens. Non-citizens also account for 31.5 […]
Data: Trump Admin Reduces Refugee Admissions by 70 Percent in First Year.
President Trump reduced foreign refugee admissions by roughly 70 percent in nearly the first year of his presidency, a new report reveals. Center for Immigration Studies researcher Nayla Rush released a new study comparing refugee admissions to the United States under Trump versus those under former President Obama between Jan. 20 to Dec. 20, 2017, and […]
Data: 30 Percent of All Foreign Nationals with âDiversity Visaâ Came from Terror-Sponsored Nations
WASHINGTON, DC â Roughly 30 percent of all foreign nationals who have entered the United States through the Diversity Visa Lottery program in the last five years came from terrorist-sponsored nations, new data reveals. Research conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) shows the enormity of the Diversity Visa Lottery program, where the U.S. […]
Declassified Memos Show FBI Illegally Shared Spy Data On Americans With Private Parties
WATCH: Circa’s Sara Carter explains the extensive nature in which raw intelligence was shared by the FBI. The FBI has illegally shared raw intelligence about Americans with unauthorized third parties and violated other constitutional privacy protections, according to newly declassified government documents that undercut the bureauâs public assurances about how carefully it handles warrantless spy […]
Leaked FBI Data Reveal 7,700 Terrorist Encounters in USA in One Year; Border States Most Targeted
Leaked documents with sensitive FBI data exclusively obtained by Breitbart Texas reveal that 7,712 terrorist encounters occurred within the United States in one year and that many of those encounters occurred near the U.S.-Mexico border. The incidents are characterized as âKnown or Suspected Terrorist Encounters.â Some of the encounters occurred near the U.S.-Mexico border at […]