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Â The technology captures the data of every cellular device in a targeted area, which means even those who are innocent are subject to having their information monitored.Â (iStock photo)

IRS using same warrantless spy tech as CIA, NSA

Rudy Takala · October 26, 2015 7:35 pm

Only 37 percent of IT professionals said they were confident they could secure the devices in their own homes, while 73 percent said they perceived a medium to high likelihood that a company was going to be hacked. (GmbH/obs via AP Images)

Danger lurks in the ‘Internet of Things’

Rudy Takala · October 26, 2015 4:01 am

California, Connecticut and Oregon prevent employers from asking employees to access social media while their boss is present, while New Hampshire, Maine and Delaware have laws that prevent employers from pressuring their employees to be "friends" online.

Sorry boss, you can’t be my Facebook friend

Rudy Takala · October 25, 2015 4:01 am

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, center, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, to testimony given by Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, far right, duirng the House Intelligence Committee hearing on cyber threats. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Intel community: Don’t be hacked like the CIA chief

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 9:43 pm

Brett McGurkÂ will replace retired Marine Gen. John Allen, who has filled the position since its creation in September 2014. (AP Photo)

Obama appoints new anti-ISIS envoy

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 4:56 pm

"No more privacy by obscurity," writes Josh Constine, the editor-in-chief of TechCrunch. (AP Photo/dapd, Joerg Koch)

Critic raps Facebook’s new search function

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 4:14 pm

It would release companies from liability if they share customers' personal information with the government.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Franken slams cyberbill over privacy protection

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 3:19 pm

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., walks to a luncheon with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cyberbill set for Senate passage on Tuesday

Rudy Takala · October 22, 2015 9:20 pm

The documents, which were dated Nov. 7, 2008, pertained to U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

No bombshells in new batch of WikiLeaks emails

Rudy Takala · October 22, 2015 6:56 pm

FBI Director James Comey, right, andÂ Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, center, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee onÂ Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lawmakers worried ISIS fighters will sneak into U.S.

Rudy Takala · October 22, 2015 4:30 pm

WikiLeaks made good on a threat to publish private emails from CIA Director John Brennan's email account. (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Brennan’s stolen emails are boring, for now

Rudy Takala · October 22, 2015 1:33 am

"I do hope that this is going to be a wake-up call," John BrennanÂ saidÂ during a talk at the Center for Strategic and International Studies' annual Global Security Forum.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

CIA head wanted Colin Powell to negotiate with Iran

Rudy Takala · October 21, 2015 8:33 pm