security

Ex-Guantanamo Prisoner In Canada Wants To Be Released On Bail

6:07pm May 05, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Omar Khadr was sent to Guantanamo Bay prison when he was 15 years old. Now in prison in Canada, he is seeking bail while he appeals his war-crimes conviction. Ottawa wants him to stay put.

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Israel Braces For More Protests By Minority Ethiopian Community

4:46pm May 04, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Security forces have been deployed in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to try to prevent further violence after police and protesters clashed Sunday at rallies to protest police treatment of Ethiopian-Israelis.

For Japan's Prime Minister, U.S. Visit A Chance To Elevate Image

5:42pm April 27, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Shinzo Abe will have a summit with President Obama, sign a security agreement and make a historic address to a joint meeting of Congress during his weeklong visit.

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Biometrics are increasingly replacing the password for user identification.

Biometrics May Ditch The Password, But Not The Hackers

2:52pm April 26, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Companies are investing in more secure methods to verify people. But even biometrics — like fingerprints and voice recognition — can be defeated, and they raise privacy concerns.

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Four former Blackwater guards were sentenced Monday in the 2007 mass shootings of civilians in Baghdad, Iraq (from left): Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough. Heard, Liberty and Slough received 30-year sentences. Slatten was sente

Blackwater Security Guards Handed Lengthy Sentences For Iraqi Killings

8:53pm April 13, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Three of the Blackwater security guards were found guilty of manslaughter and voluntary manslaughter, while a fourth was convicted of first-degree murder.

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Oops: World Leaders' Personal Data Mistakenly Released

1:28pm March 31, 2015

by Jackie Northam

An Australian immigration official accidentally exposed passport details, dates of birth and other personal information for 31 world leaders during last year's G-20 summit in Brisbane.

A 33-foot-long tunnel found in Toronto, Ontario, is pictured in this handout photo provided by Toronto Police.

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Riddle Of Mysterious Tunnel Solved, Toronto Police Say

4:02pm March 02, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Two men claimed they dug the tunnel for "personal reasons," police say. The case has since been closed.

Deputy Chief Mark Saunders speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday. A mysterious tunnel discovered in Toronto near one of the venues for this summer's Pan American Games contained a rosary with a crucifix and poppy. Police said there is nothing

Toronto Police Try To Uncover Riddle Of Mystery Tunnel

2:04pm February 25, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Police are asking for the public's help to discover who built a large tunnel in north Toronto. The discovery, ahead of this summer's Pan American and Parapan Am Games, is fueling security concerns.

They might be hard to remember sometimes, but good passwords may be the best defense against hackers.

You Might Want To Take Another Pass At Your Passwords

1:54pm February 20, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

They have become so complicated that, in some cases, passwords have undermined their own security intent. But experts say there is still value in keeping your digital door locked with a good password.

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U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., says our cars are becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacking.

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Q&A: Sen. Ed Markey On Protecting Data Our Cars Are Sharing

6:27pm February 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

We've entered the age of Internet-connected cars, and the Massachusetts lawmaker says they're vulnerable to all kinds of data breaches.

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