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Scott Tilley is a Senior Fellow at the American Security Council Foundation, where he writes the “Technical Power” column, focusing on the societal and national security implications of advanced technology in cybersecurity, space, and foreign relations.

He is an emeritus professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. Previously, he was with the University of California, Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, and IBM. His research and teaching were in the areas of computer science, software & systems engineering, educational technology, the design of communication, and business information systems.

He is president and founder of the Center for Technology & Society, president and co-founder of Big Data Florida, past president of INCOSE Space Coast, and a Space Coast Writers’ Guild Fellow.

He has authored over 150 academic papers and has published 28 books (technical and non-technical), most recently Systems Analysis & Design (Cengage, 2020), SPACE (Anthology Alliance, 2019), and Technical Justice (CTS Press, 2019). He wrote the “Technology Today” column for FLORIDA TODAY from 2010 to 2018.

He is a popular public speaker, having delivered numerous keynote presentations and “Tech Talks” for a general audience. Recent examples include the role of big data in the space program, a four-part series on machine learning, and a four-part series on fake news.

He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Victoria (1995).

Contact him at stilley@cts.today.

Rubio Warns That Capitol Siege, Political Aftermath Play Into China's Hand

Friday, January 29, 2021

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Sunday the deadly Capitol siege and its political aftermath is playing right into the hand of China, asserting Beijing will try to brand the discord as a failure of democracy.

In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Rubio said China will use the disturbing images from the Wednesday breach as a “talking point” that “democracy doesn’t work, it’s chaotic.”

“We could be talking about how all of us agree that this is terrible, and what is it that got in people's heads, and what are the things that people believe in, conspiracy-wise, and others that caused them to do action that we all reject,” Rubio said of the political discourse that has followed the riot.

“Instead what we are engaging in … who should be censored by five [technology] companies,” he said.

According to Rubio, the U.S. discord will be twisted by Beijing to keep its own citizens in check.

“They will play the images over and over to their people, Hong Kong, ‘that's what democracy is. What you need is order and stability,’” Rubio said.

“We are helping them and they are laughing at us. ‘America is in decline.They are a mess. China is going to be the future.’ So we did tremendous damage to ourselves.”

He added: “It’s ironic that a lot of the people that are out there saying this is because China rigged the election, and that China will take over everything, have just done them a huge favor.”

Photo: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., attends the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Oct. 30, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Link: Rubio Warns That Capitol Siege, Political Aftermath Play Into China's Hand | Newsmax.com

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