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The Billion-Dollar Business of Human and Drug Smuggling

Border Patrol agents Carlos Ruiz apprehends 35 illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on April 18, 2019. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times) The Billion-Dollar Business of Human and Drug Smuggling BY CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON May 16, 2019 WASHINGTON—Huge money is flowing straight to the coffers of the Mexican cartels and…

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Smarter Borders: surveillance tapes – a dream for national security authorities.

The American BRS Labs is a company few have heard of. But in one year, its turnover increased tenfold, to $200 million. It has new offices in Houston, Texas, São Paulo, Brazil and London, UK. The reason for the success of BRS – which stands for Behavioral Recognition Systems – is a surveillance software called…

Breaches show how sophisticated industrial espionage is becoming.

Black Swans throughout cyber space. Caveat Emptor The big question: Who’s behind them? Not to long ago, computer hacking was mainly the handiwork of individuals with overactive imaginations and good programming skills, and they often broke into computers for sport. More recently, people with more sinister motives – including organized criminal gangs – have made…