Articles by: Janine Griffiths

Death from killer drones kept under wraps by US forces

Death from killer drones kept under wraps by US forces

The death toll resulting from US drone strikes in Pakistan has continued to rise at an alarming rate, according to a recent report. Navid Ahmed, an investigative journalist and academic in Islamabad said that despite the rising number of people losing their lives as a result of the drone strikes, the United States government has consistently failed to record the[Read More…]

Another Trayvon Martin incident reported in the US

Another Trayvon Martin incident reported in the US

The murder of Trayvon Martin has sparked a copycat shooting in the US, after another black teenager was gunned down by a vigilante. Merritt Landry shot the 14 year old boy in the head for standing near his car. He was subsequently arrested and is being tried on second-degree murder. This comes less than two weeks after the Trayvon Martin[Read More…]

Child hunger on the rise in America

Child hunger on the rise in America

The USA is one of the richest countries on the planet, with more billionaires within their population than almost any other nation in the world. But despite this, child hunger is on the rise, as is poverty. A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation titled “2013 Data Book, State Trends in Child Well-being” has found that child poverty[Read More…]

Thousands of protesters gather in Germany against mass surveillance

Thousands of protesters gather in Germany against mass surveillance

Protesters have taken to the streets to campaign against a mass spying program that is currently sweeping across Europe. The surveillance is being carried out in collaboration with US spy agency the NSA, together with other Nato countries. Demonstrations have taken place in several German cities with protesters angry at their country’s participation in the NSA global espionage program. Thousands[Read More…]

Privacy and security of sim cards ‘compromised by security flaw’

Privacy and security of sim cards ‘compromised by security flaw’

The privacy and security of over half a million sim cards could be compromised, thanks to a series of “security flaws” which was uncovered recently. According to German security expert, Karsten Nohl, a cryptographer, the flaw could potentially enable hackers to send hidden text messages to affected handsets and infect them with a virus – regardless of what operating system[Read More…]