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The Quiet Insurrection the January 6 Committee Missed

“Thousands of documents are great, but millions of lines of data are better. And so when you look at call detail records or open source intelligence research or you look at social media, those types of things can tell you a lot,” Riggleman says. “And I think it can actually direct the way that you investigate more than bringing people in who lie, plead the Fifth, or sometimes conveniently forget things.”The real story, Riggleman contends, isn’t Trump. (“If you indict Trump, his polling numbers are going to go up,” he…

The Republican National Committee is suing Google over Gmail’s spam filters

The Republican National Committee is suing Google. According to (via The Verge), the organization filed a lawsuit with California’s Eastern District Court on Friday. The complaint accuses Google of sending “millions” of RNC campaign emails to Gmail spam folders in an extension of the company’s “discriminatory” filtering practices. “At approximately the same time at the end of each month, Google sends to spam nearly all of the RNC’s emails,” the complaint claims. “Critically, and suspiciously, this end of the month period…

Google Sued by Republican Committee Over Email Spam Filtering, Firm Says Filters Reflect Users’ Actions

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections — an allegation Google denies.The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail of “discriminating” against the RNC by unfairly sending the group's emails to users' spam folders, impacting both fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts in pivotal swing states.“Enough is enough — we…

Republican committee sues Google over email spam filters

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections—an allegation Google denies. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, accuses Gmail of "discriminating" against the RNC by unfairly sending the group's emails to users' spam folders, impacting both fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts in pivotal swing states. "Enough is enough—we are suing Google…

Steve Bannon Sentenced for Defying Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena – The Hollywood Reporter

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The judge allowed Bannon to stay free pending appeal and also imposed a fine of $6,500 as part of the sentence. Bannon was convicted in July of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents. U.S.…

IT Committee Said to Discuss Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022 Next Week, Ahead of Introduction in Parliament

In a path-breaking initiative by the newly-appointed chairman of the IT Committee, Pratap Jadhav, the panel will hold its first meeting next week with the agenda being the Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022.According to sources so far never has a Bill been discussed in a Committee before its introduction in Parliament.The Bill is currently in its draft stage and is in the public domain to seek feedback from people.The sources said that Chairman Jadhav requested all the members to discuss this Telecom Bill so that time…

What’s the TV schedule for the next round of Jan. 6 committee hearings?

The House Jan. 6 select committee has postponed its next hearing indefinitely, citing Hurricane Ian’s looming landfall in Florida. Initially set for Wednesday, the hearing could be the panel’s last one, although members are sending conflicting signals on that front. The committee said on its Twitter account that it would announce a new date “soon.”“Unless something else develops, this hearing at this point is the final hearing,” committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters last week, according to ABC News.…

Twitter Whistleblower Set to Testify Before US Senate Committee Over Alleged Security Lapses: Report

Twitter's former security chief and popular hacker Peiter Zatko will testifty before a US Senate Committee on Tuesday, according to a report. Zatko is expected to be grilled by the committee over his claims of security lapses on the part of the popular microblogging service in a whistleblower complaint to multiple US agencies. The former Twitter executive's allegations that Twittter misled regulators about its compliance with a 2011 US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement will also reportedly be examined later today.…

Cybercrime cases have grown more than double in India since 2017; here’s why

New Delhi, With the advancement of technology, cybercrimes have emerged as a major issue all across the country.These crimes transcend geographical boundaries which makes it tough to track criminals. While the fraudsters keep innovating newer ways to dupe gullible people, it has also become as a big challenge for the police.Government data points towards the rising trend of cybercrime and a per the NCRB data, cases have increased from 21,796 in 2018 to 50,035 in 2020.In its recent report, the Parliamentary Standing…

Supreme Court’s Technical Committee Finds Malware on 5 Phones, Not Sure If Pegasus Spyware: Report

Indian Supreme Court's technical committee has said that it found a malware on five of the 29 phones that were submitted to it, according to a report. Although, a malware was found, the technical committee didn't conclusively say if it was the Pegasus spyware, the report added. The members who had submitted their phones had reportedly made the request to the committee to not release the report. The Supreme Court of India is currently considering if a redacted version of the report can be made public, the report…