Security experts warn government is making the Internet unsafe
2:40 AM 05/20/2013
Government-mandated software vulnerabilities would make computers and the Internet a lot less safe, warned a coalition of 20 computer-security experts.
‘The Ring’ producer brings ghost story TV show straight to iPhone
The connectivity of smartphones is providing inventive ways for horror film producers to scare the hell out of their fans.
New scientific study says people have grown dumber
3:17 PM 05/17/2013
The average intelligence level of a Victorian-era person was higher than a modern-era person, a European research team posits in a report published last week in the journal Intelligence.
House drone hearing set for Friday
4:38 PM 05/16/2013
Members of a House Judiciary subcommittee will convene Friday morning to examine the privacy implications of introducing aerial drones into domestic airspace.
DOJ sought to surveil several thousand U.S. citizens in 2012
1:35 AM 05/16/2013
The Justice Department sought the authority to spy on several thousand "United States persons" in 2012, according to a letter the department recently sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
AP plays DOJ letters close to the vest
2:05 PM 05/15/2013
The Associated Press is continuing its refusal to release the letter from the DOJ notifying the organization it had seized two months of its journalists phone records from April and May 2012.
Holder defends Obama’s civil liberties record: ‘I’m proud’ [VIDEO]
5:18 PM 05/14/2013
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Obama administration's record on privacy and civil liberties during a Tuesday press conference.
Obama FCC favored FOIA requests by Dems and left-wing groups over conservatives
2:06 PM 05/14/2013
The Federal Communications Commission has routinely favored progressive organizations' transparency requests during President Obama's time in office.
Despite banning 3D-printer gun blueprints, the U.S. government posts gun designs online
12:07 AM 05/14/2013
The U.S. government has blocked the dissemination of 3D-printer gun blueprints despite the fact that, courtesy of the U.S. government, many other firearm-related designs are already freely available online.
Holder needs to explain DOJ’s spying on journalists, says civil liberties groups
12:05 AM 05/14/2013
Civil liberties groups are demanding answers from Attorney General Eric Holder after the Justice Department came under fire when the Associated Press revealed Monday that the executive branch department seized two months of reporter-and-editor phone records in April and May 2012.
Immigration bill calls for federal employment photo database
5:23 AM 05/11/2013
Hidden within the 867-page Senate immigration reform bill is a mandate for the creation of a federal biometric database under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security, Wired reported Friday.
Obama is going to tell people how the White House is organized
8:32 PM 05/09/2013
Stores of government data should soon become more easily accessible to the public, according to a new executive order signed by President Barack Obama on Thursday.
Vermont looks to regulate law enforcement drone use
5:54 PM 05/08/2013
Vermont is considering new restrictions on how local law enforcement agencies would be able to use drones, Valley News reported Wednesday.
House Intel Chair: Hackers are coming to get you
11:57 AM 05/08/2013
The Pentagon's recent report to Congress accusing the Chinese government of cyberespionage against the U.S. military "underscores the urgent need for a cyber information sharing bill," a top lawmaker said Tuesday.
The government has no idea how many agencies it has
11:35 AM 05/03/2013
The U.S. government does not know how many agencies and programs it is asking taxpayers to fund, The Daily Caller has learned.
Is your webcam spying on you?
12:46 AM 05/02/2013
Last week, a Texas judge denied a warrant request from the FBI that would have enabled federal gumshoes to snoop through his webcam, raising a question: Should the FBI be allowed to spy on you through your webcam?
Legal group launches Domestic Drone Information Center
12:58 AM 05/01/2013
On Tuesday, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) announced the launch of its Domestic Drone Information Center to act as a hub for its effort to aggregate public data on unmanned aircraft systems.
Former members of Congress hold hearings on extraterrestrials
1:37 PM 04/29/2013
Six former members of Congress began holding a hearing Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., about the government's supposed knowledge of extraterrestrial life.
Feds may have to tell you when they are spying on you
4:26 PM 04/25/2013
The federal government may soon have to notify you if it has been spying on your emails.
Senate’s email surveillance legislation would make Big Brother get a warrant
12:07 AM 04/25/2013
A key electronic privacy bill designed to modernize the nation's privacy laws is scheduled for mark up by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning.
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