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Police Facial Recognition Databases Log About Half Of Americans

8:54am October 23, 2016

A new report from Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology says all it takes is a driver's license to be included in the searchable databases. Rachel Martin talks to co-author Alvaro Bedoya.

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WikiLeaks Dump Method: Sociologist Says Not All Leaked Passes Public Interest Test

5:44pm October 22, 2016

Scott Simon talks to Zeynep Tufekci, associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about the perils of mass information releases, like the latest Clinton campaign email leak.

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The Next U.S. President Can Expect Weakened, But Still Lethal ISIS

3:00pm October 22, 2016

by Philip Ewing

The Pentagon is predicting big victories soon over ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Even if that happens, the next U.S. leader will have figure out how to deal with a weakened, but still dangerous group.

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Ex-NSA Contractor Accused Of Theft Must Remain In Federal Custody, Judge Orders

5:35pm October 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal judge said that Harold T. Martin III, who is accused of stealing classified government documents and property, "is a serious risk to the public" and presents a flight risk.

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Federal Prosecutors: Former NSA Contractor's Alleged Theft Is 'Breathtaking'

4:58pm October 21, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Federal prosecutors allege a former contractor for the National Security Agency stole a massive amount of classified government material. The defendant appeared in court Friday.

The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.

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U.S. Calls Alleged Theft By NSA Contractor 'Breathtaking' In Longevity, Scale

5:14pm October 20, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Federal prosecutors said in court documents that they plan to file Espionage Act charges against a former NSA contractor accused of stealing a huge trove of government secrets.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a recently released Guantanamo Bay prisoner who wrote the best-selling book Guantanamo Diary, in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Author Of 'Guantanamo Diary' Released From Military Prison

6:18pm October 18, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Mohamedou Ould Slahi was sent to his home country of Mauritania after 14 years of imprisonment. His heavily redacted book about his time in the U.S. facility was published in January 2015.

As the operation to retake Mosul continues, Iraqis fleeing ISIS-controlled areas of the city arrived Tuesday at the nearby town of al-Qayyarah, secured by the Iraqi army.

After ISIS, People From Mosul Fear What May Come Next

4:33pm October 18, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraqis from Mosul expect chaos when ISIS is pushed out. In 13 years of war, when the army and its U.S. ally have taken control of cities, the military victories were squandered amid sectarian feuding.

WikiLeaks Says Julian Assange's Internet Access Cut Off By 'State Party'

8:02pm October 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The organization has published thousands of emails related to Hillary Clinton's campaign, and promised more election-related leaks to come in the weeks to go before the U.S. presidential vote.

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Retired Marine General Pleads Guilty To Lying In Leak Investigation

5:51pm October 17, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

James E. Cartwright, once known as President Obama's favorite general, admitted to misleading FBI investigators looking for the source of a leak about covert operations.