A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a US government audit released today.
The federal government today moved to give greater powers to spy agencies to intercept people's e-mails.
On the 100th anniversary of George Orwell's birth, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the author of 1984 was only partially correct and predicted that technology will help preserve privacy rights.
In a move that has re-energised the debate over export controls on high-performance computers, the latest version of a US defense-spending bill would require companies to seek licenses to export even underpowered desktop computers.
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