You could be on a secret government database or watch list for simply taking a picture on an airplane. Some federal air marshals say they're reporting your actions to meet a quota, even though some …
Tunnel terror plot suspect was al-Qaida recruit: U.S.
Assem Hammoud, the alleged mastermind of the recently uncovered plot to bomb subway tunnels in New York , has been called the ideal al-Qaeda recruit for his cover as a westernized, boozing, …
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Hope for Oversight?
In another story that may not make the White House happy, The New York Times on Sunday reported that it had obtained what it calls "a sharply worded letter" by a top Republican sent to President Bush …
Israel’s Prime Minister Rejects Ultimatum
A steady entrenchment of Israeli and Palestinian political positions over the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, Corporal Galid Shalit, threatens to preclude a peaceful solution to the standoff. As …
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Coast Guard secures facilities with biometrics, RFID system
The process of securing government facilities using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and biometrics has been successful at two military installations. The technologies are becoming popular. The …
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India sentences 3 to die in temple attack
A court Saturday convicted three men of involvement in a 2002 terrorist attack on a Hindu shrine in western India that killed 33 people, and it sentenced them to death, a news report said. The court, …
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ID Theft: More Hype Than Harm
The headlines are enough to make you swear off eBay and lock your wallet in a safe-deposit box. Supposedly trustworthy companies like LexisNexis, Time Warner, ChoicePoint, and Wells Fargo, admit that …
Pentagon fears enemies could tamper with chips
The U.S. government is concerned that its weapons systems rely on foreign-manufactured integrated circuits, which could be compromised prior to delivery. As a result, the Defense Advanced Research …
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Say Hello to voice phishing
Hi-tech fraudsters have begun using recorded telephone messages in a bid to trick users into handing over confidential account information. The tactic has been adopted as a variant of recently …
DOE Hides Hacker Hit
The recently reported cyber security breach at the Department of Energy?s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is another example of a disturbing trend of cyber attacks against …