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Homeland Security still says no to Java

Java

The Department of Homeland Security says despite some fixes to Java, it continues to recommend users disable the program in their Web browsers, because it remains vulnerable to attacks that could result in identity theft and other cyber crimes.

 

Opinion: Government reads your tweets

Facebook

Dean Obeidallah asks whether the Department of Homeland Security's surveillance of social media websites is an invasion of our privacy.

 

US to use Facebook, Twitter to issue terror alerts

US to use Facebook, Twitter to issue terror alerts

The U.S. government's new system to replace the five color-coded terror alerts will have two levels of warnings - elevated and imminent - that will be relayed to the public only under certain circumstances for limited periods of time, sometimes using Facebook and Twitter, according to a draft Homeland Security Department plan obtained by The Associated Press....

Senh: What if the internet goes down?

 

Homeland Security to test iris scanners

Homeland Security to test iris scanners

The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people's eyes in a database and is considered a quicker alternative to fingerprints.

Senh: Cool that we're seeing more and more stuff from scifi movies in real life.

 

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