Aug 9
Pentagon Loses $6.5 Trillion, Professor Hacks Voting Machine in 7 Minutes, Black Lives Matter Lends Support to BDS Movement, and More Picks
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Snowden Designing Phone Case That Would Spot Hackers (Mili)
The case would monitor components inside the phone to spot when it is sending data unexpectedly. It is aimed at activists, aid workers and journalists who need to conceal their whereabouts.
Professor Shows How Easy it Is to Hack an Election (Reader Pat)
Princeton professor Andrew Appel and grad student Alex Halderman took just seven minutes to break into the authentic Sequoia AVC Advantage electronic voting machine. Now see what they can do.
Thousands of Filipino Migrants Stranded in Saudi Arabia (Trevin)
A massive layoff due to the decrease in oil prices has created a humanitarian crisis in Saudi Arabia for migrant workers from the Philippines.
Culture Wars Begin Between South Korea China (Dan)
“K-Pop”, or Korean pop music, is losing momentum in mainland China due to a sudden cancellation of concerts. Why? A rift between the two countries that involves missile defense, the US, and North Korea.
Audit Shows Pentagon Lost $6.5 Trillion (Reader Pat)
Inspector General’s report says Army can’t account for 6.5 Trillion dollars. That’s a lot of zeroes: $6,500,000,000,000.
Rift Among US Jews and Black Lives Matter (Jesse)
The Movement for Black Lives’ recent endorsement of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement has upset many US Jews. Many in the community who see themselves as both historical and contemporary allies of black liberation cannot square this with their support for Israel.
