The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations.

There is evidence of foreign intelligence backing for the 9/11 hijackers. Why is the US government so keen to cover it up?

“This is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Peel said. “Insurer-provided electronic personal health records held in a data bank that the insurers control will be used primarily to benefit insurers, not patients.”

So you're on vacation and you lose your wallet. Can you fly home without your picture identification? Maybe. The Transportation Security Agency says the federal regulations governing this question are "secret." In practice, some travelers do fly without identification.

Once the Montagnards of Vietnam fought alongside American troops. Now Congress calls them terrorists.