Dec 12 Watch 7:57 Hollywood studios check security after hackers leak Sony’s salaries, embarrassing emails By PBS News Hour The hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment has exposed salaries, sensitive personal e-mails, Social Security numbers and health records of employees. Who’s the lead suspect in the attack and how does it affect business in Hollywood? Hari Sreenivasan gets background from… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch As bill to rein in phone data collection fails, what’s next for NSA reform? By PBS News Hour A bill to limit the National Security Agency's domestic metadata collection effectively died on the Senate floor. The USA Freedom Act would have forced the NSA to get court orders for specific data from telecom companies. Gwen Ifill gets reaction… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Your outdated Internet browser is a gateway for cyber attacks By PBS News Hour From Home Depot to the State Department, reports of large-scale cyber attacks have come with increasing frequency. As holiday season approaches, retailers are on the lookout for security breaches. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Brian Krebs, author of “Spam Nation,” about… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch How should the U.S. deal with decaying nuclear arms infrastructure? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 04 Federal appeals court struggles on NSA surveillance case By Pete Yost, Associated Press Three federal appeals court judges struggle to decide if National Security Agency's phone data surveillance program is a necessary intelligence-gathering tool or an intrusion of privacy. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch CIA and Senate battle over a report on interrogation tactics By PBS News Hour In 2009, the Senate Intelligence Committee launched an investigation of the CIA's interrogation tactics. Though the committee finalized its report in 2009, the CIA has disputed some of the conclusions and insisted on more redactions to protect agency secrets. Judy… Continue watching
Oct 30 Your eyes could open your bank account or play “World of Warcraft” By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy New biometrics technology could open your bank account, email, or help you play "World of Warcraft". Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch How the Postal Service is helping law enforcement monitor snail mail By PBS News Hour An internal audit of the U.S. Postal Service found that it approved nearly 50,000 requests from law enforcement to monitor personal mail. Gwen Ifill sits down with Ron Nixon of The New York Times, who has been investigating this story… Continue watching
Oct 16 FBI: cellphone encryption would impede criminal investigations By Eric Tucker and Jack Gillum, Associated Press FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects could walk free and justice could be thwarted by a… Continue reading
Oct 11 Ebola airport screenings may seem intrusive, but they’re legal, experts say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The government's authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary is far-reaching and rooted in the Constitution and federal law, public health experts say. Continue reading