Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com U.S. authorities are using mental health records of Canadians to deny them entry into the U.S., the Digital Journal reports. Canadian police departments have been uploading the information to a database used by the FBI and Border Patrol. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s privacy commissioner, said police are uploading information such as attempted suicides….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This wasn’t your ordinary enchilada. In addition to the ordinary ingredients of this Mexican staple, a homemade enchilada contained an 8.5-inch kitchen knife. The New York Daily News reports that TSA agents discovered the alarming blade covered in a deep red sauce in a passenger’s carry-on luggage. “The woman said she had…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s plan to soon launch its facial recognition system has worried civil liberties advocates because the bureau won’t say whether it has any limits on its use. The Huffington Post reports that the FBI plans to soon use 52 million photos in its biometric database, but where those photos came from…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol might not be in the business of demolishing homes, but it is in the business of protecting Americans from smugglers and illegal immigrants. So the federal agency is teaming up the South Texas City of Laredo and the Texas National Guard to help raze abandoned buildings and homes that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is under fire for its alleged handling of defense lawyers for the accused 9/11 terrorists, and the agents may be forced to testify about it in military war court at Guantanamo Bay, the Washington Free Beacon reports. The news comes after court proceedings abruptly ended on Monday after defense lawyers…
