Ban Hammer

anything could have a bug in it.

meanwhile, there's job opportunities in california for simians.............

in short, biometrics is now a risk.

The peace sign selfie has been a fixture of social media since basically the beginning of social media. Billions of photos, same gesture, nobody thinks twice about it. That might need to change. Security researchers say the ‘V’ hand gesture, index and middle fingers pointed at the camera, can give scammers enough fingerprint detail to reconstruct biometric data. And they’re not speaking theoretically. Financial expert Li Chang demonstrated the whole thing on a Chinese workplace reality show in April, using a celebrity’s selfie to show how much fingerprint information is sitting right there in a standard peace sign photo. Oddity Central reported on his findings, which were pretty darn uncomfortable. At close range, under 1.5 meters, there’s a very high probability of fully extracting fingerprint information from a single image. At distances up to 3 meters, about half of a person’s fingerprint data can still be recovered. That’s where AI comes in, and it’s what makes this more than a theoretical concern. This warning has been circulating since at least 2017, and cameras have only gotten better since. more at https://www.vice.com/en/article/your-peace-sign-selfie-might-be-giving-scammers-your-fingerprints/

Sukhwinder Sidhu has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for killing Olympian Alexandra Paul and injuring four others, including her 10-month-old son. He was behind the wheel of his transport truck for more than 16 hours when he crashed into several cars in a construction zone nearly three years ago in Melancthon Township, a small, rural southern Ontario community. Sidhu pleaded guilty just days ahead of his trial in February to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the horrific crash along County Road 124 on Aug. 22, 2023. The court heard he was working for 26 hours, including driving for almost 16 hours straight before barrelling into Paul’s car, sending it crashing into a ditch while her little boy screamed. Paul was an Olympic figure skater from Midhurst, Ont., just 90 minutes north of Toronto. Her husband, Mitch Islam, who she skated alongside, described the life-shattering consequences of Sidhu’s actions. “The family I dreamed of will never be whole,” Islam said, telling the court of losing his wife and the mother of his little boy before he took his first steps or celebrated his first birthday. Islam described marrying the girl of his dreams, ”as partners on and off the ice for more than 12 years, calling their bond ‘unbreakable,’“ reliving the moment he found out his wife has died on her way home from the family cottage that day. Their son, who was pulled out of the wreck by Sidhu, was taken to SickKids Hospital with a broken leg. more at https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/article/transport-truck-driver-sentenced-in-horrific-crash-that-killed-olympian-young-mother/

A university student died after being repeatedly stabbed by a man armed with a Sikh ceremonial sword, a court heard. Finance student Henry Nowak, 18, was on his way home from a night out when he was allegedly attacked by stranger Vikrum Digwa, 23, with the eight inch 'Shastar' blade. Digwa was caught on camera saying 'I am a bad man' before the fatal attack, jurors were told. He is now on trial accused of murder alongside his mother Kiran Kaur, 53, who is accused of assisting an offender. Prosecutors said she went to the scene before running home with the knife to stash it among an 'arsenal of weapons' there. They both deny the charges. Southampton Crown Court heard Mr Nowak was in his first term studying accountancy and finance at Southampton University when he went for a night out in the city on December 3, 2023 with friends from his football team. The teenager went home at around 11pm and having 'drunk less than the legal limit to drive'. Jurors were told he was speaking to friends on Snapchat when he came across Digwa. After he was stabbed Mr Nowak tried to climb a fence to escape but Digwa was 'aggressively pursuing' him, leaving a trail of blood, the court heard. Police were called to the scene but arrested Mr Nowak after Digwa claimed he had been racially abused. Mr Nowak was then handcuffed before passing out and dying in the street a short time later. more at https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15818111/Sikh-man-stabbed-18-year-old-university-student-death-eight-inch-ceremonial-knife-claiming-hed-racially-abused-court-hears.html

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and owner of HealthSplash yesterday for his role in operating a platform that generated false doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs out of more than $1 billion. “The Department of Justice crushed one of the most egregious fraud schemes in Florida history,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “This illegitimate operation stole more than $1 billion from American taxpayers — including hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries. This was cold, calculated, industrial-scale theft targeting the sick and elderly, coercing vulnerable people into buying unnecessary medical equipment. We will not rest until every fraudster ripping off the American people is held accountable.” “The defendant orchestrated a massive telemarketing scheme that used foreign call centers and spam mailers to target our country’s senior citizens and defraud government health care benefit programs,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division. “The Fraud Division will continue to aggressively prosecute health care fraud schemes, hold criminals accountable, and protect the integrity of America’s health care system.” more at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-health-care-software-company-convicted-1-billion-dollar-medicare-fraud-conspiracy

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. — A Chillicothe woman is sharing her story with KMBC 9 Investigates to raise awareness about the struggle to remain in her home. Taylor West, a sergeant for the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, believes Chillicothe city officials gave her all the necessary building permits and a certificate of occupancy to move into her manufactured home last year. But an attorney representing the city has demanded the home’s removal for the past six months, even though he told KMBC on Monday the city’s codes office mistakenly issued a building permit. “The building permit was issued by the Codes office, although it should not have been,” attorney Robert Cowherd said in a written statement to KMBC. Neither Cowherd nor the city’s mayor was available for an interview at a requested time on Wednesday afternoon, although Cowherd answered KMBC’s questions by email. more at https://www.kmbc.com/article/chillicothe-manufactured-home-permit-zoning-dispute/71299166

A Kansas City-area high school teacher was sentenced May 6 to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Seth Brummond, a math teacher at Lee’s Summit West High School and an LGBTQ activist, according to an X post by Libs of TikTok, was arrested and charged with child pornography charges in 2024. A cyber tip warned Lee Summit police officers of a user who uploaded 12 videos of child pornography in the Kik Messaging app in September 2024, a press release from the Western District of Missouri U.S. Attorney’s Office reads. Officers later identified the suspect to be Brummond and placed his home under surveillance to serve federal search warrants. He was arrested on his way to work at the school in December 2024. more at https://readlion.com/kansas-city-area-teacher-lgbtq-advocate-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn/

seems like she needs fatter tires so she doesn't tip over.

what a surprise, the virginia supreme court is a threat to democracy...........

the green party is winning the forehead wars............

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – A Wichita police officer has been arrested for domestic violence over the weekend, the department confirmed on Monday. Spokesman for Wichita Police Department Andrew Ford confirmed that an officer was arrested on Sunday following a domestic violence incident at a home in Bel Aire on Saturday. Ford did not identify the officer by name, however, he was identified by Sedgwick County booking records as Grayson Hoofer. He is accused of domestic violence and battery and was booking into Sedgwick County Jail on Sunday. A source close to the investigation tell KAKE News that the officer had a prior relationship with the alleged victim, but they were not married. The source said the incident occurred at the woman’s home in Bel Aire. According to information that has now been removed from the city's website, Hoofer was part of the police department's Domestic Intervention & Violence Reduction Team. more at https://www.kake.com/home/wichita-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence-in-bel-aire/article_ca0dbf61-38d0-4b71-afb3-b70bf2e1b472.html