Soon shopping malls and theaters can run surveillance images through an app to access state, federal, and international law enforcement watch-lists.
Sources say Yahoo let government malware scan the contents of all emails sent to Yahoo accounts. And why would the feds stop with Yahoo?
Body scanners make some people choose driving over flying, but does that mean the TSA is responsible for deaths caused by traffic accidents?
Innocent until the government makes a mistake.
Chille Bergstrom was born with a rare heart condition. That's a security threat, apparently.
The rate of misconduct among staff rose nearly 29 percent in two years.
Protest zones, weaponry, federally-funded riot gear, miles of fencing...democracy in action!
Make no mistake: the War on Crypto is not primarily about "terrorism" or "fighting crime" or "public safety" at all.
Terrorism, if it to have any meaning, is a political, not a sadistic, act.
The FBI says a mysterious "outside party" has found a way to unlock San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone without assistance from Apple.
A traveler is forced to abandon "gun-themed" footwear and bracelets.
At the heart of the measure is expansion of the feds' ability to access data without a warrant.
Right before the holidays, TSA changes the rules to stop some from opting for pat-downs.
More government snooping of Americans; less liability for big business.
Did an Obama-administration policy prevent the feds from looking at Tashfeen Malik's social-media profiles? Yes and no.
CISA is alive and appears to have the White House's support.
Inconveniently for the U.S. intelligence community, the Paris attacks had nothing to do with encrypted communications.
It is in times of fear when we need to be most vigilant about our liberties.
Blame it on the body scanners, poor training.
America's loss is Germany's gain.
The real moral of the Ashley Madison hack? Our data is fundamentally insecure.
A new book shines some light on the violent radicals of the 1970s but misses their biggest impact on American politics.
"Something has to be done" is generally an indicator of a bad, reactionary policy.
Now he may have to prove the money is not involved with any crime to get it back.
The War on Terror is providing plenty of rhetorical ammunition to anti-encryption officials, but they are dangerously wrong.
Security measures don't make us safer, but they're apparently here to stay
Did I get pulled off a plane because of improper attire? Did I yawn?
The continued use of digital dragnets is a virtual guarantee of more lethal intelligence failures.
A video game that shows the corrupting influence of power.
Could be work of Russian hackers, sources say
How about just encasing it in concrete?
The president could have fended him off with his razor sharp wit.
A criminologist criticizes a popular school security measure.
They've been removed from U.S. airports, but are still being used elsewhere.
If we treat everyday life as a permanent state of emergency, we render ourselves helpless and at risk.
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