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Senate passes defense bill with detainee policy compromise
Washington (CNN) – The Senate on Thursday passed a giant defense bill that includes a new policy for detaining and trying suspected al Qaeda terrorists — a policy that attracted controversy during the debate and may draw a presidential veto. The defense authorization bill passed by a vote of 93-7. In keeping with budget cuts across [...]
Carrier IQ: Your phone’s secret recording device
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Carrier IQ is a piece of software installed on millions of mobile phones that logs everything their users do, from what websites they browse to what their text messages say. No, it’s not part of some great Orwellian plot; it’s a diagnostic tool that carriers say plays a crucial role in [...]
Richard Feynman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard P. Feynman Richard Feynman at Fermilab Born May 11, 1918 Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, U.S. Died February 15, 1988 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Residence United States Nationality American Fields Physics Institutions Manhattan Project Cornell University California Institute of Technology Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.), Princeton University (Ph.D.) Doctoral advisor [...]
National Defense Authorization Act calls for “Prolonged Detention” Camps
WASHINGTON, November 30th, 2011- In a move that is shocking many, President Obama is calling for a bill that’s never been attempted in U.S. History and unsupported by the Constitution. At the National Archives (ironically standing in front of the original U.S. Constitution) President Obama called for the implementation of “Prolonged Detention” camps. The National Defense Authorization [...]
