PrivaTegrity and such

A lot of us you will not see on social media no matter how hard you look.

The fact of no privacy and the fact of how invasive they are keeps many away.

Ever wonder how they know the people who you have merely crossed paths with?

Or how they all seem to know who you are friends with?

Don't you find that to be very irritating?

There is a new social media up coming called PrivaTegrity.

Crypto giant David Chaum explains his PrivaTegrity, and tells why it’s so vital.

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 On Thursday, NSA director Mike Rogers said, "encryption is foundational to the future." 

 

He added that it was a waste of time to argue that encryption is bad or that we ought to do away with it. 

 

Rogers is taking a stance in opposition to many other government officials, like FBI director James Comey. Rogers further said that neither security nor privacy should be the imperative that drives everything else.

 

 He said, "We've got to meet these two imperatives. 

 

We've got some challenging times ahead of us, folks."

 

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USA giving up control of the internet.

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Paul introduces bill to give unborn children constitutional rights. The presidential candidate has introduced legislation that would give unborn children equal protection under the law as part of the 14th Amendment, giving them the same rights as "born" individuals.