A new report from the British Parliament blames Facebook for allowing a terror attack, arguing that social media companies must monitor and report suspicious user activity to the government.
Move apparently prompted by FBI concerns that Islamic State militants could use social media to identify targets in the U.S.
The world would be vastly improved if highly paid journalists like Jonathan Chait stopped whining about mean online critics.
The outrageous whitewash issued Wednesday by the CIA panel John Brennan hand-picked to lead the investigation into his agency's spying on Senate staffers is being taken seriously by the elite Washington media. But it's just the latest element in a long string of cover-ups and deceptions.
For the first time, Kim tells how it felt to be turned into a public enemy.
The NSA is secretly using a Google-like tool to share its vast pools of surveillance data with law enforcement agencies.
In 2012, Sami Osmakac was 25 years old, broke and struggling with mental illness. His family wanted to get him help. The FBI wanted him to plot a terrorist attack.
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