A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that the telephone metadata collection program, under which the National Security Agency gathers up millions of phone records on an ongoing daily basis, is illegal under the Patriot Act. The government has argued it has the power to carry forward with the program under a section of the…
Microsoft launched a cool new tool for flattering — or offending — anyone with a few free minutes to kill. Upload a selfie or type your name into the search bar at how-old.net to do Bing image search, and Microsoft’s “How Old Do I Look?” tool takes a stab at guessing your age and gender.…
The FBI says it wants a golden key to access Americans’ phones. Now, politicians are pushing back. A top FBI official, Amy S. Hess, said at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday that encryption of phone data is limiting the FBI’s ability to spy on communication. She said law enforcement needs a way to…