When it comes to the biggest geopolitical threat facing the United States, the Democratic candidates are divided. In contrast to the Iran issue, where the Democrats are united, the threat issue In the first debate, moderator Chuck Todd put the question point blank to the ten candidates. “Who is the geopolitical threat to the United...
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U.S. Declares Grindr a National Security Risk
The gay dating app has been purchased by a Chinese company. U.S. officials are concerned that China’s powerful Ministry of State Security may exploit Grindr data for its own purposes. U.S. officials have been increasingly wary of Chinese-owned companies handling extensive amounts of personal data for Americans, especially if military or government personnel might use...
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Google Is Still Working on Censored China Search Engine, Employees Claim
Google has been developing a search engine for the China market that complies with the Beijing government’s demands for censorship. Google employees have been resisting the project, saying they don’t want to be complicit in China’s restrictions. Google leaders have told employees they were shutting down the program, known as Dragonfly. But company sources tell...
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The Five Eyes Focus on China, Which Will Please the President
When CIA director Gina Haspel announced last month that the agency was giving new emphasis to “nation-state rivals,” she cited one example: China. When President Trump told the United Nations hat one nation-state was seeking to interfere in the 2018 elections, he cited China (although he provided no evidence to support the claim.) Now Reuters reports the Five Eyes...
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Khashoggi Crisis War Drives Iran Off the Front Pages
Khashoggi’s Watch In a plot twist straight out of a Hollywood horror flick, Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch may have recorded his death. Khashoggi’s “interrogation, torture and killing were audio recorded and sent to both his phone and to iCloud,” Turkish media reported. U.S. intelligence agencies–probably the NSA–had advance notice of Saudi intentions to waylay Khashoggi at the Saudi...