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The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated surveillance system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications device, according to nearly a thousand pages of restricted documents newly released under the Freedom of Information Act. read more »
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For a while now, I have been writing about our penchant for ''movie-plot threats'' -- terrorist fears based on very specific attack scenarios. read more »
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The most common retort against privacy advocates -- by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures -- is this line: ''If you aren't doing anything ... read more »
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Privacy advocates obtained database records showing that the government routinely records the race of people pulled aside for extra screening as they enter the country, along with cursory answers given to U.S. border inspectors about their purpose i read more »
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Facebook added a "news feed" feature that automatically alerted users when their friends made changes to their online profiles. But many users called the new feature an invasion of privacy, saying it promoted stalking. read more »
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Q&A: Lobbyists have blocked meaningful reform and left the North American power grid vulnerable, Joe Weiss, a cyber-security expert, tells eWEEK's Lisa Vaas. read more »
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They say that a week is a long time in politics. But changing public sector strategy can take a lifetime. read more »
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"[Ron Paul's] campaign has been going so well in his view that "there's probably a risk I could win," Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul just told NBC-TV's Jay Leno." read more »
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Google's $6 billion-a-year advertising business is at risk because it can't be sure that anyone is looking at its ads. read more »
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"Our ad targeting platform is designed to work with user-expressed information from profile pages to create a more-relevant advertising experience," the statement said. "Users who are not interested in participating will have the ability to 'opt out read more »
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Who lost our data expertise? Careless use of personal data highlighted the malaise at the heart of the government's IT infrastructure - but will it change the internal culture, wonders Michael Cross The sound ... read more »
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Passwords are Internet users' best defense against online-identity theft. So why is EarthLink exposing customer passwords to tech support staffers? In a break from industry practice, EarthLink, the nation's ... read more »
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Undercover FBI agents used this hyperlink-enticement technique, which directed Internet users to a clandestine government server, to stage armed raids of homes in Pennsylvania, New York, and Nevada last year. read more »
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On Monday 19 May the World Hepatitis Alliance is coordinating the first truly global World Hepatitis Day and this year we are asking the question ‘Am I Number 12?’ to raise awareness of the incredible statistic that one in 12 people worldwide are li read more »
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Blog bringing the latest news from the American political scene, interview and news updates from the world of politics. read more »
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Top 10 Facts you didn't know about Barack Obama and his family. read more »
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Sarkar Raj is an intense political drama and is essentially a study of power; it explores the politics of development and takes a fresh look at the tradition versus modernity debate.
Movie Details Genre: Thriller / Crime / Drama Language: hindi Rel read more »
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There are so many examples that show the politicization of the Olympics, some of them coming from China itself. To claim that the Olympics are not political is not only inaccurate, it is also bias, which ironically is what China is complaining the m read more »
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For Which It Stood is a political libertarian blog about politics, social issues, and economics. This site exists to promote liberty, free trade, and American rights through economic education. read more »
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