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Leaked Senate Talking Points Say Internet Surveillance Warrants Would Force FBI To Let Terrorists Bomb Things
Requiring U.S. federal agents to have “probable cause” to eavesdrop on the internet activities of American citizens poses a direct threat to national security and would force the FBI to stand by while terrorist plots unfold on U.S. soil, according to a leaked copy of talking points distributed to Senate lawmakers this month.
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Old Nukes, Hot Dog Toasters, And Dr. Phil: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week
As we all try to adjust to our current new reality, I have some thoughts to share with you all. I have come to realise that it is likely that for the next few months, or year, we will have to learn to live with dry, papery hands. At least, that’s what my hands feel…
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Instagram Muscleman Arrested For Allegedly Peddling Fake Covid-19 Cure
Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, an Instagram weightlifter and self-described “Genius Entrepreneur,” was arrested in the Los Angeles area yesterday for allegedly peddling a fake cure for covid-19, the disease that has so far infected at least 69,210 Americans and killed at least 1,046.
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The FBI Broke Into An iPhone Just A Few Months Ago, Why Does It Need Apple Now?
U.S. officials have called on Apple to unlock a phone belonging to a shooter who killed three people last month at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, but the company has refused to do so, saying there’s “no such thing as a backdoor just for the good guys.” But the FBI has managed to unlock iPhones…