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4 US Surveillance Planes Fly Over Korean Peninsula In One Day: Report
A US maritime patrol plane made a late-night flight over the Korean Peninsula, only hours after three American surveillance aircraft flew above the same area, it was reported on Friday.
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2 Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane: Pentagon
A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China Sea, the Pentagon said Monday.
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Chinese Jets Intercept US Surveillance Plane: US Officials
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a US Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, US officials said on Monday.
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Twitter Sees Jump in Official Requests to Remove Posts
Its report did not detail whether efforts to prevent extremists from using the platform to spread violent messages were a factor in the requests.
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Spy Agencies Are Pushed To Reveal Extent Of US Surveillance
Even though the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records has ended, calls and emails are still being swept up by US surveillance work targeting foreigners. Congress is making a renewed push to find out how many.
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UK Lawmakers Criticise Government's Planned New Surveillance Law
Britain unveiled the bill in November after police and intelligence agencies warned they had fallen behind those they were trying to track.
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Errant Military Blimp Sparks Fighter Jet Response, Power Outages in US
A massive US surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring Wednesday, sparking power outages as it drifted around Pennsylvania dragging a 6,600-foot cable before eventually easing down to Earth, officials said.
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World is Rejecting Mass Surveillance: Edward Snowden
Legislation ending the US government's bulk collection of telephone data is "a historic victory for the rights of every citizen," former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden said in a commentary Thursday.
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'Handful of Senators' Blocking Surveillance Reforms, Says US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama warned on Friday that surveillance powers used to prevent attacks on Americans could lapse at midnight on Sunday unless "a handful of senators" stop standing in the way of reform legislation.
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US Senate Blocks Bill to Extend 'Patriot Act' Surveillance Programmes
Legislation to extend for two months a program in which spy agencies sweep up vast amounts of data about Americans' telephone calls was blocked in the US Senate early today, adding to uncertainty about the future of the program.
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John Boehner Says Capitol Bomb Plot Shows Need for Surveillance Law
The controversial US surveillance law known as FISA led to the discovery of a plot to attack the US Capitol, House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday, hinting that lawmakers may know more about how the FBI discovered the plan than court documents have revealed.
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Yahoo Says US Threatened $250,000 Fine a Day If It Didn't Hand Over Data
The outlines of Yahoo's unsuccessful court fight against government surveillance emerged when a judge ordered the unsealing of some material.
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US judge rules search warrants extend to overseas email accounts
Internet service providers must turn over customer emails and other digital content sought by US government search warrants even when the information is stored overseas, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
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US Intel program targets email addresses, not keywords
The US government's clandestine PRISM Internet program exposed by Edward Snowden targets suspect email addresses and phone numbers but does not search for keywords like terrorism, officials said on Wednesday.
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Yahoo names US surveillance critic as its chief security officer
Alex Stamos is a vocal critic of the US government's secret surveillance programs.
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4 US Surveillance Planes Fly Over Korean Peninsula In One Day: Report
A US maritime patrol plane made a late-night flight over the Korean Peninsula, only hours after three American surveillance aircraft flew above the same area, it was reported on Friday.
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2 Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane: Pentagon
A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China Sea, the Pentagon said Monday.
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Chinese Jets Intercept US Surveillance Plane: US Officials
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a US Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, US officials said on Monday.
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Twitter Sees Jump in Official Requests to Remove Posts
Its report did not detail whether efforts to prevent extremists from using the platform to spread violent messages were a factor in the requests.
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Spy Agencies Are Pushed To Reveal Extent Of US Surveillance
Even though the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records has ended, calls and emails are still being swept up by US surveillance work targeting foreigners. Congress is making a renewed push to find out how many.
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UK Lawmakers Criticise Government's Planned New Surveillance Law
Britain unveiled the bill in November after police and intelligence agencies warned they had fallen behind those they were trying to track.
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Errant Military Blimp Sparks Fighter Jet Response, Power Outages in US
A massive US surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring Wednesday, sparking power outages as it drifted around Pennsylvania dragging a 6,600-foot cable before eventually easing down to Earth, officials said.
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World is Rejecting Mass Surveillance: Edward Snowden
Legislation ending the US government's bulk collection of telephone data is "a historic victory for the rights of every citizen," former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden said in a commentary Thursday.
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'Handful of Senators' Blocking Surveillance Reforms, Says US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama warned on Friday that surveillance powers used to prevent attacks on Americans could lapse at midnight on Sunday unless "a handful of senators" stop standing in the way of reform legislation.
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US Senate Blocks Bill to Extend 'Patriot Act' Surveillance Programmes
Legislation to extend for two months a program in which spy agencies sweep up vast amounts of data about Americans' telephone calls was blocked in the US Senate early today, adding to uncertainty about the future of the program.
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John Boehner Says Capitol Bomb Plot Shows Need for Surveillance Law
The controversial US surveillance law known as FISA led to the discovery of a plot to attack the US Capitol, House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday, hinting that lawmakers may know more about how the FBI discovered the plan than court documents have revealed.
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Yahoo Says US Threatened $250,000 Fine a Day If It Didn't Hand Over Data
The outlines of Yahoo's unsuccessful court fight against government surveillance emerged when a judge ordered the unsealing of some material.
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US judge rules search warrants extend to overseas email accounts
Internet service providers must turn over customer emails and other digital content sought by US government search warrants even when the information is stored overseas, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
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US Intel program targets email addresses, not keywords
The US government's clandestine PRISM Internet program exposed by Edward Snowden targets suspect email addresses and phone numbers but does not search for keywords like terrorism, officials said on Wednesday.
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Yahoo names US surveillance critic as its chief security officer
Alex Stamos is a vocal critic of the US government's secret surveillance programs.
