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Man wanted tips for raping girl

The girl was in pajamas and the man beside her appeared intent on abusing her sometime soon. Homeland Security agents watched in horror. Their only clue to find the pair was a fuzzy road sign.

FBI admits to domestic surveillance drone use

Robert Mueller tells Congress bureau uses drones in a 'very, very minimal way' as senators describe 'burgeoning concern'

The FBI has admitted it sometimes uses aerial surveillance drones over US soil, and suggested further political debate and legislation to govern their domestic use may be

Banks brace for cyberwarfare drill Quantum Dawn 2

Come June 28th, Wall Street outfits including the likes of Citigroup and Bank of America will be under siege -- from fake hackers, that is.

Congressman Calls For New Birther Investigation, Questions "The President"s Validity"

Another Republican is accusing President Obama of secretly being a Kenyan man who forged his birth certificate in order to get elected President of the United States. This time the theorist is Rep.

Al Gore: NSA's secret surveillance program 'not really the American way'

Former vice-president not persuaded by argument that program was legal urges Congress and Obama to amend the laws

The National Security Agency's blanket collection of US citizens' phone records was "not really the American way", Al Gore said on Friday, declaring that he b

Edward Snowden's worst fear has not been realised thankfully Glenn Greenwald

The NSA whistleblower's only concern was that his disclosures would be met with apathy. Instead, they're leading to real reform

In my first substantive discussion with Edward Snowden, which took place via encrypted online chat, he told me he had only one fear.

National Security Brief: Congressman Wants To Punish Journos For Reporting Classified Info

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said on Tuesday that journalists who reported details about the NSA’s classified eavesdropping programs — an action that is protected under the 1st Amendment of the Constitution — should be puni

It would be mostly awesome if the Sun went out rightnow*

Today's XKCD What If? explores many of the benefits that would accrue to the human race if the Sun were suddenly extinguished.

Reduced risk of solar flares: In 1859, a massive solar flare and geomagnetic storm hit the Earth.[1] Magnetic storms induce electric currents in wires.

The Architecture Of Surveillance

This past week, major documents were leaked detailing PRISM, a top secret government program that directed tech companies to spy on Americans by turning over their data to the National Security Agency, among other branches of the Department of Homeland Secur

Is The Bigger Concern NSA Getting Phone Records, PRISM Or Just Everything?

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at Homeland Security, Paul Rosenzweig, who we've already quoted as pointing out that the NSA surveillance was larger than what he thought the government was doing, makes a good point: with the speed of leak upon leak, ove