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...explanation for the NSA's reluctance to seek court approval may be that wiretaps of individual conversations are just one part of what the spy agency can do. It also has the technology to perform data mining, combing by computer through billions of phone calls and Internet messages and looking for patterns that may point to terrorist activity. That requires sifting through a mountain of individual communications to find the one that might lead to something. Under FISA, the NSA would have to obtain a warrant for each suspect phone number. Authorities argue that the FISA process is too slow...
...wasn’t a complete wash-out, as McCaffery snapped a two-game drought with four three-pointers. She and Franklin, who also netted four from the arc, led the Crimson in scoring. Robinson pitched in with eight points and six assists, while freshman Emily Tay continued to perform well with seven points, four assists and two rebounds. Hofstra had four players score in double digits, led by junior Cigi McCollin with 14 points. Amaka Agugua, India Ali and Jenna McSpadden each racked up 12 points. The Pride shot 47.7% for the game and went 12-24 on three...
...Such programs, called spyware, run on your PC behind the scenes and perform a range of functions, from the nasty to the merely annoying. Some versions of spyware, called adware, monitor surfing habits and report back to advertisers; others insinuate themselves as browser toolbars and deliver "search results" that favor marketers. And then there are the keyloggers, which are designed to record your keystrokes as you type, potentially collecting your bank account passwords and credit card numbers and transmitting them back to a central server. "The amount of spyware out there has grown significantly, and it's gotten more malicious...
...policy [Dec. 5]. Although I believe the government needs to reform the system, I disagree with the tactics of the Minutemen [the vigilantes who patrol the borders and demonstrate against immigrants at day-labor centers]. Perhaps the Minutemen could better channel their energies by finding U.S. citizens willing to perform the jobs that illegal immigrants are doing and assisting those Americans in getting such jobs. JAMES GATES Lake Worth...
Corporate recruiters, enticed by the prospect of gaining a new perspective on applicants, have begun to utilize the facebook.com to perform the equivalent of a background check. The idea that the popular college networking site is a sheltered space for students to interact with their peers is looking more and more like a myth...