Tue 15 February 2022: On Tuesday, the European Union’s data protection watchdog urged for the controversial spyware tool Pegasus, produced by the Israeli-based NSO Group, to be banned. The EDPS said use of Pegasus might lead to an “unprecedented level of intrusiveness, able to interfere with the most intimate aspects of our daily lives.” Israel […]
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Tue 15 February 2022: The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent corporation Meta on Monday, alleging that its facial recognition system collected people’ biometric data without their consent. According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, Facebook acquired biometric information from images and videos without the users’ knowledge, calling it an example of “big […]
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Tue 15 February 2022: Canada’s PM says move aims to support, strengthen law enforcement amid ongoing anti-government blockades and rallies. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked an emergency measure for the first time in the country’s history to give his government more power to respond to ongoing anti-government trucker protests. In a news conference on […]
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Mon 14 February 2022: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) have been seized by UK tax authorities as part of an investigation into suspected VAT fraud involving 250 purported bogus companies. As the investigation into the crime began, the perpetrators were reportedly attempting millions of dollars in attempted fraud. The crooks allegedly used phony names to conceal their […]
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Mon 14 February 2022: The United Kingdom’s foreign minister has said Russia could invade Ukraine “at any moment”, citing the latest intelligence seen by London. “Latest information suggests Russia could invade at any moment and we urge the Kremlin to deescalate,” Liz Truss tweeted following a meeting of the government’s crisis response committee (COBR). “Our […]
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Mon 14 February 2022: Natural gas prices in March futures contracts in Europe started the first trading day of the week with a 14% increase, with the escalation in tension between Russia and Ukraine. The price of March futures contracts traded at TTF, the Netherlands-based virtual natural gas trading point, closed last week at around […]
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Mon 14 February 2022: Social media sites want it. Insurance companies and drug makers want it. Fast-food chains, sporting goods companies and car manufacturers want it, too. What is it? Your attention. “That is really the key currency in these markets, but the gauge being used—the Nielsen measure—is imperfect,” said Jura Liaukonyte, the Dake Family […]
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Mon 14 February 2022: On Sunday, Canadian police arrested many demonstrators as they cleared protesters and vehicles that had blocked a crucial commerce route on the US-Canada border. However, by the time this report was published on Sunday, the bridge had not been reopened to traffic. Since Friday, police and protesters have been locked in […]
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Mon 14 February 2022: Drought is generally known to bring numerous issues and trigger exodus of people but seldom has it led to the rise of a village. Well, this unique development has occurred for real in Spain. What’s more special is that it is a ghost village. After a dam on […]
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Close-up view of one APC-equipped company and tents at Oktyabrskoye. Image Credit: Satellite Images Maxar Technology. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mon 14 February 2022: As tensions increase over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, satellite imagery of Russian deployments in Belarus, Crimea, and western Russia shows a major build-up of military. Maxar gathered recent satellite pictures of Crimea, […]
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