The timing of this approval is significant as the Philippines has been engaged in a series of escalating maritime confrontations with China over disputed territories in the South China Sea. U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have increasingly voiced support for Manila in countering Chinese maritime expansion. During his recent visit, Hegseth committed to “reestablish deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region,” calling attention to China’s growing assertiveness. Additionally, Philippine military leadership, including General Romeo Brawner, has publicly stated that a conflict in Taiwan would inevitably involve the Philippines, urging preparations for possible hostilities. Preparations for such scenarios have reportedly influenced the planning of joint U.S.-Philippine exercises, such as the annual “Balikatan” drills. These developments add urgency to the Philippine modernization program, of which the F-16 acquisition is a cornerstone.
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New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world
For a long time, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has plotted “peaceful evolution” and “color revolutions” as well as spying activities around the world. Although details about these operations have always been murky, a new report released by China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and Chinese cybersecurity company 360 on Thursday unveiled the main technical means the CIA has used to scheme and promote unrest around the world.
New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world
Elon Musk, eager tech salesman to the Deep State
A hair-plug cosmist dreams of military conquest and galactic insemination.
Elon Musk, eager tech salesman to the Deep State
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Starlink Satellite SPYING on Ordinary Americans!!!
SpaceX’s launch services have already become an invaluable resource for the U.S. government, but the company is now jumping into the deep end of the pool it had heretofore only splashed around in. Starshield, a new vertical within SpaceX, will provide “government entities” (think three-letter agencies) with secure communications and bespoke satellite designs.
SpaceX goes full defense contractor with national security-focused Starshield
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A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security
A report from The Washington Post has raised doubts about a root certificate authority used by Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and other tech companies with ties to US intelligence. The company in question, called TrustCor, works as a root certificate authority to validate the trustworthiness of websites — and while the report found no concrete evidence of wrongdoing, it raised significant questions about the company’s trustworthiness.
A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security
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[04-27-2021] Shadowy DARPA-Linked Company Took Over ‘Chunk’ Of Pentagon’s Internet
Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills
Two bills attempting to reduce the power of Internet monopolies are currently being debated in Congress: S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act; and S. 2710, the Open App Markets Act. Reducing the power to tech monopolies would do more to “fix” the Internet than any other single action, and I am generally in favor of them both. (The Center for American Progress wrote a good summary and evaluation of them. I have written in support of the bill that would force Google and Apple to give up their monopolies on their phone app stores.)
Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills
Previously:
Google tells Congress the proposed antitrust bill would hinder its censorship efforts
China: Researchers shared technical details of NSA Equation Group’s Bvp47 backdoor
Corporate Media Parrot FBI Talking Points as More Americans Turn to Encrypted Communication Online
Spy-funded privacy tools (like Signal and Tor) are not going to protect you from the government
Can Cryptography be used to Secure Electronic Voting Systems?
Electronic and internet voting can help improve our election systems in several different ways. Each of these concepts rely on cryptography for security – but is cryptography enough?
— Read on www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/cryptography-secure-electronic-voting-systems/
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