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Six major US airports now scan Americans’ faces when they leave country

Jul 15, 2017 | Radio Show, Security

Six major US airports now scan Americans’ faces when they leave country Illustration of scan The Department of Homeland Security has been pushing a plan that if enacted would require all Americans submit to a facial-recognition scan when departing the country. This...

Turns Out Open Source Programs are Better Than Proprietary Programs

May 24, 2013 | Software

Turns Out Open Source Programs are Better Than Proprietary Programs In 2006, the Department of Homeland Security partnered with a software codeanalysis company called Coverity to examine open source code for security vulnerabilities and software defects. Each year...

United States Negotiating Secret Agreement to Store Passenger Data for 15 Years

May 31, 2011 | Government

United States Negotiating Secret Agreement to Store Passenger Data for 15 Years Can you believe we had to find out about this from a UK-basedNewspaper? The Guardian is reporting that it obtained a “restricted” draft of an agreement...

Firefox Under Fire by Homeland Security

May 5, 2011 | Internet

Firefox Under Fire by Homeland Security Firefox is one of the most secure and modern Internet Browsers available at any price. So why is the Department of Homeland Security getting involved? It’s not a security problem, it’s the MafiaaFire add-on. The Department of...