The FBI's Scary 'Top Priority' For 2013

March 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward FBI's 'Top Priority' In 2013: Become Able To Snoop Online In Real Time The FBI's "top priority" in 2013 is to modernize surveillance law so authorities can monitor in real time the Web activities of Americans suspected of committing crimes, the FBI's general counsel said. At a luncheon for the American Bar Association in Washington last week, Andrew Weissman said that a 1994 federal law designed to help law enforcement conduct lawful surveillance was not keeping up with modern forms of communication. The law, known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA, applies to telecommunications companies, but does not fully apply to Web-based companies. Weissman said this distinction has prevented law enforcement from conducting surveillance on Web-based services such as Google's Gmail service, Google Voice or the file-sharing service DropBox. He referred to law enforcement's inability to monitor such communications as "going dark" and said it was preventing the FBI from fighting crime. Continue reading... Windows Phone 8 Is Outselling The iPhone! (In These 7 Countries, At Least) Google's Already Kicking Out Glass Explorers If BlackBerry Founder Can't Save BlackBerry, He'll Try To Save Waterloo FIRED? One Of The Largest Cyber Attacks Ever Is Happening Right Now There's More Than One Way To Support Gay Marriage On Facebook Apple Bans Sweatshop Game From App Store Google Glass: Made In America Why Facebook Is Turning Red LOOK: Abandoned Nuclear Town In Japan Added To Google Street View One Of The Largest Cyber Attacks Ever Is Happening Right Now ADAM LEVIN 5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security number? Do you dutifully give it up? Did you ever wonder if they really need it? Continue reading... NORMAN SOLOMON Digital Grab: Corporate Power Has Seized the Internet We have a profound, far-reaching fight on our hands, at a crossroads leading toward democracy or corporate monopoly. The future of humanity is at stake. Continue reading... DR. SASHA GALBRAITH CEO Series: Female Tech Executive Talks About Her Rise to the Top "You've got to develop the courage of your convictions. I think you have to be willing to take some risks and some gambles, and to maybe take an unpopular position because you really think it's the right thing to do. I'm very willing to have open, frank conversations that other people just aren't willing to have. " Continue reading... MICHELLE FINNERAN DENNEDY Protecting Your Privacy During the Sharing Revolution As people continue to share increasingly personal information online, it's easy to miss the dangers presented by sharing information with many websites they visit. Continue reading... FOODBEAST Beer Pong Arcade Machine Is a Real Thing, Coming to a Dive Bar Near You It's called Beer Pong Master, and while there is no drinking directly tied to the game, there are many different ways patrons and bar owners can tie in drinking benefits. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003