Top Stories – Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain Warrant to Monitor Email – AllGov – News

The federal government will continue to access Americans’ emails without a warrant, after the U.S. Senate dropped a key amendment to legislation now headed to the White House for approval. Currently, the government can collect emails and other cloud data without a warrant as long as the content has been stored on a third-party server for 180 days or more. Federal agents need only demonstrate that they have “reasonable grounds to believe” the information would be useful in an investigation.   Original post on allgov.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Breaking: Trapwire surveillance linked to Anonymizer and transport smart cards – Darker Net

Anonymizer, the company that brings you free anonymous email facilities, called nyms, as well as similar secure services used by activists all over the world, is actually owned by Cubic Corporations, the parent company that owns Abraxis, which in turn owns Trapwire. So, it’s possible, if not probable that all those activists around the world…   Original post on darkernet.wordpress.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Odyssey Tweaked to Monitor Mars Science Lab Aug 5 Landing in Realtime

NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover at the Gale Crater site. NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft carrying Curiosity…   Original post on dailygalaxy.com    Comments on digg.com   

Cisco locks users out of their routers, requires invasive cloud service – Neowin

A new firmware update for Cisco routers comes with a nasty surprise: users are forced to join an invasive cloud service that spies on you and polices what you do, or else be left with a useless router   Original post on neowin.net    Comments on reddit.com   

Middle schoolers bully bus monitor with profanity, jeers – Schools of Thought – CNN.com Blogs

Anderson Cooper interviews bus monitor Karen Klein about the verbal abuse she endured on tonight’s AC360, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A profanity-laced video of middle school students in upstate New York verbally abusing a bus monitor is sparking an outpouring of support as…   Original post on cnn.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Sees the Best and Worst of Humanity in 24 Hours (with videos, images, tweets) – bendoernberg – Storify

A shocking video of middle schoolers verbally abusing a poorly-paid, hearing-impaired grandmother of eight hired to keep them safe on the school bus went viral on Wednesday. Over 5,700 online strangers rallied to Karen’s side, donating $110,000 to fund a vacation and maybe even an early retirement!   Original post on storify.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Video: Arab League monitor: I saw snipers with my own eyes – Telegraph

Other footage purported to show clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in the Damascus neighbourhood of Douma on Friday. In one video a crowd is seen running along, reportedly in Douma, before an explosion is seen on the street ahead. The camera drops and it appears the cameraman was injured in the blast. It was not clear what caused the blast. In another video, a teenage boy is seen being carried by a group of men. He has blood on his face and has allegedly been injured in clashes with Syrian security. Despite the presence of the monitors, activists said Syrian forces killed at least 19 people on Friday, most of them shot during anti-government protests. Footage from APTN…   More