Latest Declan McCullagh Stories

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is allowing members of the public to voluntarily participate in a new program that has been created to try and predict when an individual will commit a crime--or possibly engage in terroristic activities--Declan McCullagh of CNET reported Friday. McCullagh said that an internal document originating from Homeland Security, obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) under the Freedom of Information Act, reveals "efforts to 'collect,...

  A pair of men have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges surrounding the sale of a lost Apple iPhone 4 they found in a bar early last year, the Associated Press reported Friday. The two men, 22-year-old Brian Hogan and 28-year-old Sage Wallower, both of California, were not in attendance during the Thursday court proceedings. Hogan faces one count of misappropriation of lost property, and Wallower faces that charge, as well as a second for possession of stolen property. Their...