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Top Handset Maker Confirms Backdoor in One of Its Models
One of the world’s top mobile-phone handset makers has acknowledged the existence of a backdoor in one of its models.
To Warrant or Not to Warrant? ACLU, Police Clash Over Cellphone Location Data
A bill that would require law enforcement agents to obtain a probable-cause warrant to collect geolocation data on an individual would be burdensome to criminal investigators and prevent them from gathering the evidence they need to make a case, according to law enforcement witnesses at a hearing on Thursday.
‘Dead Man Walking’ Tricks Airport Into Giving Him Top Security Job
The TSA may have its eagle sights set on your underwear and water bottle, but it failed to miss the real security threat under its nose it was revealed Monday after a supervisor holding a top security job in a New Jersey airport was arrested for using the stolen identity of a dead man.
ACLU Warns State Dept. Against Firing Worker Who Criticized Government
The American Civil Liberties Union has accused the U.S. State Department of potentially violating the constitutional rights of one of its employees should it proceed with plans to fire him for publicly criticizing the government’s reconstruction projects in Iraq, according to a letter the group sent the government on Tuesday.
Popular Surveillance Cameras Open to Hackers, Researcher Says
Several popular brands of security cameras used by banks, retailers, hotels, hospitals and corporations are vulnerable to remote hacking, according to a researcher who says attackers can seize control of the systems to view live footage, archived footage or control the direction and zoom of cameras.