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DOJ internal watchdog to investigate FBI's Clinton inquiry

Justice Dept. internal watchdog to investigate FBI’s Clinton inquiry The inquiry by the Justice Department's inspector general, likely to keep open the wounds of the bitter 2016 presidential race, will focus on whether "policies or procedures were not followed" by the FBI and Justice …

FBI Director dislikes encryption on Apple and Google devices

FBI Director dislikes encryption on Apple and Google devicesEncryption of data on mobile devices is a big selling point in our post-Snowden world. But FBI Director James Comes isn’t happy about it: What concerns me about this is companies marketing something expressly to allow people to place …

Google fighting National Security Letter

Google fighting National Security LetterThe letters, issued by federal authorities investigating national security concerns, prohibit recipients from disclosing that they have received them, let alone what they’re asking for. The Judge in Google’s case1 struck down the law’s gag order provision as …

FBI examining HP/Autonomy accounting debacle

FBI examining HP/Autonomy accounting debacleHP’s got ninety-nine problems, but a recently-acquired pattern recognition company with possibly-dishonest accounting practices ain’t… …oh, nevermind.