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Submission + - Murdoch hacking story "ain't over yet," (fullchannel.net)

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lee317

on Friday April 15, 2011 @02:08PM

lee317 writes: "Reuters is reporting that Rupert Murdoch's headache over the alleged phone hacking by his News Corp's reporters could be small compared to what is ahead. So far, around 20 public figures who believe their voicemail messages were intercepted by journalists at the popular News of the World tabloid are suing News International, the UK newspaper arm of News Corp. After a public apology from the newspaper aimed at "put(ting) this problem into a box", a UK judge eluded to the fact that civil cases against the firm could run into next year at least."

Submission + - The FBI's newest tool: Google Images (fullchannel.net)

Submitted by lee317 on Saturday January 16, 2010 @06:54PM

lee317 writes: from the This-Guy-Could-Be-Him file:

The FBI recently used a photograph of Spanish politician Gaspar Llamazares as an example of what Osama Bin Laden might look like today. According to Reuters,Special Agent Jason Pack said a forensic artist had been unable to find suitable features from the FBI's database of photographs and used a picture from the Internet instead. That photo turned out to be one of Llamazares who apparently looks strikingly similar to what the FBI thinks Bin Laden would look like with a few extra years on him. "I am stupefied the FBI has used my photo — but it could have been anyone's — to compose a picture of a terrorist. It affects my honor, my own image and also the security of all us," LLamazares said.

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