REPORT: The Federal Government Wants To Know Your Account Passwords
The federal government has made legal requests to more than one major internet company for the passwords to users' accounts, according to CNET.The report is frustratingly thin on details.But it...
View ArticleNorth Korean Flower Show Features Rockets, Grenades, And A Begonia Named...
It's a long way from your average flower show, with mock missiles bristling behind the begonias, and garden gnome-sized troops lobbing grenades over a bed of orchids.But then, as the North Korean staff...
View ArticleERIC HOLDER TO RUSSIA: We Will Not Torture Or Seek The Death Penalty For...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to the Russian minister of justice assuring the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for National Security Agency leak...
View ArticleSee The Chinese Government-Backed Video Game That Lets You Fight Japan For...
A Chinese military-themed computer game named Glorious Mission Online will release an update on August 1, the South China Morning Post reports, allowing users to take part in missions related to the...
View ArticleUS Air Force To Shoot Down Its Own F-16 As Target Practice
As no Phantoms are left to be converted after the last one left the 309thAMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) based in Tuscon, Arizona to join the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at Tyndall...
View ArticleREPORT: NSA Asks For Encryption Keys That Could Allow It To 'Live On The...
Government surveillance requests have reportedly gone as far demanding master encryption keys, from technology companies, Declan McCullagh of CNET reports.Encryption keys are so important to government...
View ArticleThe 14 Most Impressive Women In The US Military
Less than a century ago, it was rare to see women in the military, and yet now women fight in combat, command airstrikes, pilot fighter jets, and oversee medical operations.We've found the 14 most...
View ArticlePublic Support For The Government's Surveillance Programs Depends On How You...
There's no question that National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden has sparked debate and strong feelings across the political aisle about the agency's surveillance programs. For most of the...
View Article50 Years Ago Today, JFK Yelled At An Air Force General Over Furniture [Video]
On this date 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy had a heated telephone conversation with an aide, Gen. Godfrey McHugh. Kennedy was upset because a photo was published of a military aide standing...
View ArticleWild Computer Hack Remotely Controls Cars
Hackers have found out how to remotely take control of your car.Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will show off their car hacks at this years DefCon 21 on Friday, August 2, in Las Vegas.Apparently, the...
View ArticleTeaching Kids About Online Privacy Will Prevent An American Police State
Unless you’ve been living in a cave since early June, you have certainly heard of the issues revolving around Edward J. Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the associated reports and...
View ArticleDozens Of Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Reportedly Dead After Huge Clashes In...
Dozens of Mohamed Morsi's supporters were shot dead early Saturday in the deadliest incident in a month as violence erupted after huge rallies for and against the ousted Islamist president.Morsi's camp...
View ArticleMore Than 1,000 Inmates Escape From Libyan Prison Near Benghazi
A mass jailbreak has occurred near Benghazi, Libya, with more than 1,000 detainees held for "serious charges" escaping, AP reports."There was a riot inside Al-Kuifiya prison, as well as an attack from...
View ArticleKERRY: Egypt's Leaders Need To Pull 'Back From The Brink'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egypt's leaders must act now to pull their country "back from the brink," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday, saying Egypt was at a pivotal moment after scores...
View ArticleSoldier To Receive Medal Of Honor For Incredible Bravery After His Afghan...
An American soldier will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while defending a remote outpost in Afghanistan overrun by hundreds of Taliban fighters, Stars & Stripes reports.Staff Sgt. Ty...
View ArticleFBI Tells Senator Rand Paul They've Used Domestic Drones 10 Times
Last month, the FBI admitted it had used surveillance drones in domestic airspace but refused to disclose specific details. Now, after pressure from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the bureau has been forced to...
View ArticleThe Fate Of The Internet Is The Story, Not Edward Snowden
Repeat after me: Edward Snowden is not the story. The story is what he has revealed about the hidden wiring of our networked world. This insight seems to have escaped most of the world's mainstream...
View ArticleLife As A US Drone Operator: 'It's Like Playing A Video Game For Four Years'
"It is a lot like playing a video game," a former Predator drone operator matter-of-factly admits to the artist Omer Fast. "But playing the same video game four years straight on the same level." His...
View ArticleGLENN GREENWALD: Even Low Level NSA Analysts Can Spy On Phone Calls And Emails
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian columnist who has broken a series of stories about the National Security Agency's surveillance powers, said Sunday that even low-level NSA analysts have the ability to...
View ArticleEmail Links Prisoner Transfer Of Lockerbie Bomber To $615 Million Libyan Arms...
An email has emerged suggesting a connection between the prisoner transfer deal negotiated between Libya and the last Labour government, which ultimately paved the way for the release of the Lockerbie...
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