Big Brother 2.0

"The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.

"U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse of issues related to privacy and crime-fighting.

"Think you know who's behind that `friend` request? Think again. Your new `friend` just might be the FBI..."

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FBI's Human Firewall: All FUD, No LULZ

"He's known as the `human firewall.`

"Massapequa native Shawn Henry is the head of investigating computer crimes for the FBI, and after he was introduced with that informal title, he talked Tuesday of the breadth of the computer-crime problem facing the country and the world at a conference in New York of many of the world's computer experts.

"Computer crime is `the most critical threat to our way of life other than weapons of mass destruction,` Henry, 46, a graduate of Hofstra University, said at the International Conference on Cyber Security, sponsored by the FBI and Fordham University."

Find out which of his ports are open at NewsDay...

FBI: Copper Thefts Threaten US Critical Infrastructure

"Copper thieves are threatening US critical infrastructure by targeting electrical substations, cellular towers, telephone land lines, railroads, water wells, construction sites, and vacant homes for lucrative profits. Copper thefts from these targets have increased since 2006; and they are currently disrupting the flow of electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supply, heating, and security and emergency services, and present a risk to both public safety and national security."

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