John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer serving a thirty-month sentence in prison for leaking the name of an officer involved in the USA's torture program has written an open letter to Edward Snowden. His “most important advice” as he writes, is to “not, under any circumstances, cooperate with the FBI....FBI agents will lie, trick and deceive you. They will twist your words and play on your patriotism to entrap you.” Read it at The Dissenter (FDL)
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Jul 3, 2013
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou has advice for NSA leaker Edward Snowden
How to look cute on your webcam that the government is definitely spying on
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Ingenious Cold War keylogger the Russians used to bug Selectric typewriters in the US embassy
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Assessing the security of devices by measuring how many difficult things the programmers tried to do
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These architectural building kits are going to become your new obsession
Building blocks are among a child’s first, and arguably, most important, toys. Once they start stacking one tentatively on top of another, the blocks not only spark waves of creativity, but actual real-world understanding of scientific principles like engineering and physics. It wouldn’t even be a stretch to call blocks on of the first true […]
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This expert-led training can help you figure out how to work in any environment
Time management and self-motivation, the ability to stay on task and achieve in the office or when you’re working with home, is the true test of any person’s professional mettle. While that’s easier said than done, those skills can be taught and developed as you’ll find in The 2020 Work From Anywhere Hacker Bundle. The […]
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This dual Bluetooth speaker set is twice the power at less than half the price
It’s easy to be instantly dismissive about most Bluetooth speakers, especially small travel-sized units. Over the past few years, makers of every shape, size, and variety have started pounding out Bluetooth speakers, many barely able to sound much better than your smartphone speaker, let alone provide the bass and volume heft of legitimate portable speakers […]
