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The FBI has a long tradition of Constitution-violating investigatory methods, but it has never been big on actual torture. It is now trying to update methods used for interrogations at Gitmo by asking experts to suggest less-torturous ways to get good answers from bad prisoners.

Christopher Chaney, the Florida man who hacked the email of more than 50 celebrities and posted nude or private photos of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera and others makes the Internet safer for sexters, but not for anyone else.

The NSA is warning top government officials that hacktivist collective Anonymous may be developing the ability to attack the SCADA systems in electric utilities, may be able to cause limited blackouts within two years. Main evidence is bogus Operation Global Blackout.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs contains no bombshells, unless the fact that some people in Silicon Valley didn't trust jobs comes as a shock to you.

The FBI wants new ways to mine social media for threats. The DHS is deporting people for tweeting. Remember: What you say on Twitter and Facebook can be used against you.

Carrier IQ issued report last night with further clarifications designed to get smartphone users to believe the top quality spyware it makes is not, in fact, spyware. It should concentrate on the real issue: not that spyware is made, but that carriers use it covertly on their customers.

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center issued a list of tips to avoid the most common scams and offers updates on the latest to hit the 'net as well as easy-to-read briefings to help identify anything suspicious.

Top officials of the FBI and CIA have called for construction of a second, more secure Internet for critical systems. The NSA and Pentagon want responsibility localized to players in specific areas. No agency is responsible for coordinating all the pieces, so gaps remain.

Yes, Facebook is keeping a file on you, which can be used to track your location, activities, and much more. Here's how you can request a copy. (Warning: They might not give it to you.)

The FBI has arrested a 23-year-old man it accuses of being LulzSec member "Recursion," for his alleged involvement in one of many attacks on Sony in April and May.

A document purportedly leaked form the FBI's criminal-profiling unit calls Anonymous not a collection of activists , but a unified criminal group focused on protest and social disruption.

Demos at Black Hat were typically flashy, impressive and fascinating. They didn't compare to the global cyberespionage campaigns that have kept us at cyberwar for years without knowing it.