Security >> Policy, law, & crime

Bags to help laptops pass air security

Federal government gives go-ahead for new bags that will let travelers pass through security without needing to take out their laptops.
(From The New York Times)

July 1, 2008, 8:42 AM PDT

Bletchley Park restoration short on funds

Mansion and three huts used by World War II code breakers such as Alan Turing need millions of dollars of repair, director says.

May 30, 2008, 8:36 AM PDT

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

Husband's death is discovered through a vehicle-tracking device and a search for "decomposition of a body in water."

March 18, 2008, 5:41 AM PDT

Fraud abroad remains 'uphill battle' for eBay

Phishers in Romania, Russia, and China have "no fear of real punishment," eBay manager says at e-crime conference.

March 11, 2008, 5:25 AM PDT

EC plans biometric border checks

European Commission proposed biometric checks include face screening and automated security checks.

February 15, 2008, 5:33 AM PST

FBI takes biometrics database proposal to U.K.

The agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals.

January 16, 2008, 5:55 AM PST

Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse files?

After retailer allegedly discovers contraband on man's PC, he asks judges to say results of search can't be used as evidence.

December 14, 2007, 4:48 AM PST

Police swoop in on New Zealand botmaster

The suspect, seized as part of the FBI's Operation Bot Roast, is alleged to have had illegal control over 1 million computers.

November 30, 2007, 8:37 AM PST

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?

White House wanted immunity for phone companies over possible cooperation with NSA, but new bill also would shield e-mail, IM providers.

October 22, 2007, 9:27 AM PDT