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67 percent of Republicans and 55 percent of Democrats indicated support for Internet surveillance that could help stop terrorism, according to the study. (AP File Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

Two-thirds of Americans support online surveillance

Rudy Takala · December 31, 2015 11:41 pm

Report: Obama to take executive action on gun control

Report: Obama to take executive action on gun control

Rudy Takala · December 31, 2015 6:04 pm

It already notified users whose accounts were compromised, but now will specify if it was "state-sponsored." (AP file photo/Mark Lennihan)

Microsoft to notify users targeted by state-backed hackers

Rudy Takala · December 31, 2015 5:14 pm

A Wall Street Journal report claimed that the NSA spied on the communications of top Israeli officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

House to investigate allegations NSA spied on Congress

Rudy Takala · December 30, 2015 9:47 pm

Today, as part of our continued efforts to combat abuse, we're updating the Twitter Rules to clarify what we consider to be abusive behaviour and hateful conduct," Twitter said in a blog post on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Twitter clamps down on ‘hateful conduct’

Rudy Takala · December 30, 2015 4:43 pm

The debt increased by more than $789 billion in 2014 and by more than $919 billion in 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Feds will ring in 2016 buried in debt of $58,000 per person

Rudy Takala · December 30, 2015 5:01 am

China on Sunday approved the country's first anti-terrorism law, amid concerns that its requirements that tech companies share information with the government could hurt business interests and further infringe upon human rights. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

National Security

China says it’s just as oppressive as the U.S. on terrorism

Rudy Takala · December 29, 2015 8:10 pm

According to the indictment, Chostak and his conspirators tricked victims into laundering stolen cash by sending spam emails with false offers of employment. (iStock photo)

Justice charges Ukrainian in cash-laundering scheme

Rudy Takala · December 29, 2015 7:46 pm

Along with China, Russia is a top origin point of cyberattacks against the United States. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Israel arrests Russian for cybercrimes against U.S.

Rudy Takala · December 29, 2015 5:38 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. The country has been developing a form of intranet that precludes users from connecting with the outside world, since 2002. (AP File Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Report suggests North Korea has its own encryption system

Rudy Takala · December 29, 2015 12:10 am

If the "Trump Filter" finds any reference to the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, it substitutes the reference with a blank space. (AP file photo/John Locher)

New Google extension blocks any mention of Donald Trump

Rudy Takala · December 28, 2015 9:32 pm

"We cannot wait for the next attack before we outline our options, nor should we legislate out of fear," House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., wrote in an editorial for the Washington Post on Monday. (AP photos)

Lawmakers call for commission on encryption

Rudy Takala · December 28, 2015 8:35 pm