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Thursday, December 05, 2013

Just 1% of Snowden files published

Just 1% of Snowden files published says Guardian editor who could now face criminal terror charges
Employees of The Guardian newspaper could face criminal charges over their role in publishing secrets leaked by Edward Snowden, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has signalled. Cressida Dick, an assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, confirmed for the first time that detectives were examining whether staff at the newspaper had committed an offence. 

New FBI Director: Terror Threat Against the U.S. Is Very Real
“Counterterrorism remains our top priority. The FBI works with our law enforcement and intelligence community (IC) partners to integrate intelligence and operations and to detect and disrupt terrorists and their organizations.” 

Intelligence Committee Heads: Terror Threat Rising
The terrorism threat against the United States is increasing and Americans aren't as safe as they were a year or two ago, the leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees said. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said there are more terrorist groups than ever, with more sophisticated and hard-to-detect bombs. 

Over 700,000 people on US watch list: Once you get on, there’s no way off
The names of nearly three-quarters of a million individuals have been secretly added to watch lists administered by the United States government, but federal officials are adamant about keeping information about these rosters under wraps.

No security ever built into Obamacare site: Hacker
It could take a year to secure the risk of "high exposures" of personal information on the federal Obamacare online exchange, a cybersecurity expert told CNBC on Monday. "When you develop a website, you develop it with security in mind. And it doesn't appear to have happened this time," said David Kennedy, a so-called "white hat" hacker who tests online security by breaching websites. 

Feds not required to report security breaches of ObamaCare exchange website
Americans who buy health insurance through the federal Obamacare exchange website could have their personal information stolen by hackers and never even know it.

South Carolina Police Grab Innocent Cell User’s Data Through ‘Tower Dump’
Sheriffs in Richland County, South Carolina are currently defending the use of a controversial investigation method that grants them access to thousands of cell phone user’s data. The technique, known as a “Tower Dump,” allows law enforcement to request all call, text and data transmissions from any specific time period from a cell tower’s provider. 

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