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This Is How Many Data Requests Yahoo Has Received from the Gov’t (Hint: It’s a Lot)
"We appreciate—and do not take for granted—the trust you place in us."
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Say Cheese! Some States Put Drivers’ License Photos in Facial Recognition Database for Law Enforcement Use
“I don’t know if that’s what citizens expect when they come in and get their driver’s-license pictures taken.”
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"Previously, much of the Mercury's surface was unknown as it is too far for Earth-bound telescopes to see clearly..."
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"We respond only as required by law."
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"Technology in this world is moving faster than government or law can keep up. It's moving faster than you can keep up. You should be asking what are your rights and who owns your data."
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"The scariest chart you'll see all week."
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Thousands of Companies Now Reported to Be Giving Up Your Data — But Are They Being Forced to Do It by Law?
"They're turning it over because they have to."
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"The industry has a moral and social obligation to fix this problem."
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"Disrupting normal social order."
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"It's too Big Brother-ish."
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"He's moving a lot..."
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"A genuine step forward."
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Report: IRS Cancels Order for Spy Equipment
"The descriptions are vague due to the use and nature of the items."
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WatchCheck Out the Special Ops Community’s Stealthy New Motorcycle That Is Nearly Soundless
"The military needed a very specific set of core features."
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"If we fist bump hard enough, the bills should switch."
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WatchWait Until You See the Cool Do-It-Yourself Guns Posted by a Person on Reddit
"These examples are proof that it's possible to make your own guns using common hardware store materials."
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What Simple Gun Message Did This TV Actress Tweet That She Says Led to Half of Her Followers Abandoning Her?
"Pro-Gun or Anti-Gun SAFETY should be unanimous!"
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Report: U.S. Intel Hacks al-Qaeda Magazine, Sparking First Amendment Debate
“I don’t think al-Qaeda has a First Amendment right to put out its propaganda..."
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5 Ways to Thwart the NSA and Gov’t from Spying on You
Plus: The simple way to tell if your phone is being hacked
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WatchLicense, Registration and…Cellphone: N.J. Bill Would Allow Cops to Look Through Your Phone After an Accident
"... it infringes on the privacy rights of citizens."
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"It is a lengthy climb and it's physically daunting."
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5 New Things Apple Announced at Developers’ Conference
Cool.
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"Extremely creepy"
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WatchLiberal Pundit: U.S. Has Become an ‘Authoritarian Surveillance State’
"you could have an authoritarian surveillance state which collects as much as possible and tells the public as little as possible. And we are kind of on the authoritarian side."
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“Essentially your entire body becomes an authentication token."
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Obama to China’s President: Cyber Intrusions Coming from Your Country
Obama requested that the Chinese government "engage" on the issue and understand that such activity is inconsistent with the kind of relationship the U.S. desires to build with China.
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Now There’s ‘Boundless Informant,’ the NSA’s Secret Global Surveillance Tool, the Guardian Reports
"The tool allows users to select a country on a map and view the metadata volume and select details about the collections against that country."
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Report: NSA Does Not Actually Have ‘Direct Access’ to Google, Facebook (Updated)
"Histrionics."
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Israeli 8-Year-Old Reportedly Racks up $4,600 in Game Charges on Parent’s iPhone
“One should never underestimate the resourcefulness of a bored eight-year-old.”
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Why the Fourth Amendment Doesn’t Extend to Border Crossings
"...we expect that border agents will not base their decisions to search through our electronic information on a whim or a hunch."
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Turkish Protesters Arrested for Organizing on Social Media, Also Created a Map to Track Police
Prime Minister on social media: "the worst menace to society."
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"...never seen anything even remotely as magnificent as what we saw."
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WatchMap Shows All the Storm Chasers Fleeing Tornado as It Tore Through El Reno, Okla.
"It looks almost innocuous, not unlike an early 1980s video game."
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"It may even help patients with conditions like stroke or Alzheimer's disease."
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WatchMom Posts Painful Vid of Daughter Jumping Off Roof and Breaking Her Feet — But It’s What She Did After That Has Many Upset
"...she'll have to pay the consequences for her stupidity."
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GOP Hires Chief Technology Officer from Facebook
"To win campaigns, the GOP needs better data, better access to data, and better tools..."
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"Changes how you interact with cities."
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"We want this technology to be freely available to everyone..."
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"...basically someone made a huge misjudgement and the wood split and flew everywhere..."
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"You would hope that agencies doing this would keep a list of aliases in a desk drawer, but you know that isn't happening."
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"Bolstered Neil Armstrong’s side of the story"
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"...exceptional clarity, with the delicate complexities of different coffees becoming clearer..."
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But is the video old?
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This Amazing Cockpit Photo Captures the Moment a Marine Fires a Live Missile From an F-18
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Oops: White House Website Glitch Keeps Blind People from Signing Petition for…the Blind
"The White House should implement a better audio CAPTCHA."
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Islamic Radicalism (and Other Things) Could Soon Be Cured: Neuroscientist’s Bold Claim
"...there are no doubt beliefs in our society that do a heck of a lot of damage, that really do a lot of harm."
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All TSA Scanners Have Undergone a Major Privacy Change
"...TSA will never again use machines to screen passengers that do not obscure..."
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A New Running Shoe ‘Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen’
"...it’s the first athletic shoe that hasn't been built at a footwear factory.”
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"One thing folks are getting really excited about is the ability to shoot around the corner."
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Does New Image Finally Show Amelia Earhart’s Plane?
"...it’s the right size, it’s the right shape, and it’s in the right place."
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“Privacy is a special thing in Texas..."
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UFO Enthusiasts Spot an ‘Odd Creature’ on Mars — See the Pics
"...this one also seems to resemble a rodent but also may be a lizard."
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WatchSee If This Video Doesn’t Make You Love (or at Least Appreciate) Cicadas
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WatchA Homemade Lightsaber That Can Actually Set Things on Fire? Yes!
"...there isn't really much else out there to describe this laser."
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Forget a Cup of Coffee — Toothbrush Could Provide Caffeine Fix Instead
"Startling innovation"
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"DARPA envisions Warrior Web augmenting the work of Soldiers’ own muscles to significantly boost endurance."
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"When I hear this in totality, it’s breathtaking."
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"equal weight to widely-accepted scientific theories like evolution and right-wing conspiracies advanced by Glenn Beck."
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WatchWatching This Video of Black and White Bars Could Predict Your IQ
Can you filter out "distracting sensory signals?"
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Rupert Murdoch Tweets Verses from…the Quran?
"Oh dear Rupert Murdoch and the Koran. This is not going to end well."
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Israeli Electric Car Company to Fold After Weak Demand
"This is a very sad day for all of us."
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"It is way too windy up here."
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"This is crazy, I'm scared to even walk down the street now ..."
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Israeli Lawmaker Asks Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Over Facebook Account That Impersonated Him
"I don't know if Zuckerberg will accept our request..."
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the secret is "focusing on the small stuff" and being thankful for what she has
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WatchLOOK: Woman Claims to Have Photographed UFO in California
"I noticed a 'speck' on my LCD screen after I took the shot to check for clarity, and only realized it wasn't a speck..."
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“He has not had another episode of turning blue."
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"I didn’t think it would go through the first piece of wood at all..."
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"I couldn't imagine losing my kids' pictures."
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"Wouldn’t you want to know in real time if an intruder or worse, a child is handling your gun?"
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“Not being able to see the target, remember where it is and actually get right on it. He’s done awesome."
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“I’m in a daze."
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"It is a bit of a mystery."
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"It exploded in a flash nearly 10 times as bright as anything we've ever seen before."
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The Horror. The Horror.
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New Energy Secretary Named With Unanimous Confirmation
"Smart as a whip."
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"...this sort of thing happens to people across the country everyday."
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"I'm not in a good place in my life and don't feel like I can care for him properly..."
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"The most accurate shooting system in the world."
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In an era when most black votes in the South were suppressed, other observers felt Coolidge might have, indeed, received more—and he deserved them.
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Study: Cloned Human Embryos Yield Stem Cells
"One landmark step in a very long journey."
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"I think they're cheating the people!"
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"...the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom..."
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"It shot the arrow into the oak board so hard that the aluminum split ..."
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Watch3D-Printed Gun Makes It Through Transportation Security Undetected
"This is going to be a real problem, no doubt about it."
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"Can you hear me, Major Tom?"
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Released 2007 NSA Document Shows How Cyber Spies Are Trained to Find Information ‘Not Intended for Public Distribution’
"... a fascinating look at what the NSA was thinking back in 2007."
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"...potentially opens the door to troubling government misuse of new technology."
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"Until further notice, the United States government claims control of the information."
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"It doesn't completely disappear."
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"They strongly suggest that they don't."
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"Saliva is your friend."
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"Why is ____ video so popular with 13-17 year old females?"
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"I don't give a ... it's a f**king Ferrari."
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"So, if you can't Do-No-Evil, at least you can Do-No-Discoverable-Evil!"
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