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Even if you’ve done nothing wrong, the government may be tricking your cellphone into divulging your movements, while seeing who you’ve texted and called. Since 1995, local and state governments, as well as federal agencies, have been using “cell site simulators,” commonly known by the genericized brand name “stingrays.” These portable devices collect data from the cellphones of anyone who happens to walk into range of its signals. Stingrays work by mimicking cellphone towers, sendi...

We hear after an event like what happened in san bernardino is suspect. we heard originally, oh, he was normal guy he met the woman and wife radicalized him. that now not seems to be case. people talk about how did we miss this? more most likely we miss i had it because we cant always find it. its, that is not saying, if there are, if there were red flags -- harris: during the time of all the metadata. >> that is exactly right. you could argue maybe the bulk data collection maybe it was hard to ...

Joining me now is former deputy director and air force colonel cedrick lateen. also is former director of national cyber security center. when you look at this, you want to be very clear here. what we know is that this program changed four days before this attack and now what is legally allowed is two years of bulk data collection, not five. its also critical because the wife just came to the united states two years ago. does that make a critical difference in what investigators can gather here,...

Investigation? >> i dont think bulk data collection was an enormous factor because generally that deals with overseas calls to the united states. but what bulk data collection did was make the process more efficient so there were no silver bullets there but when you do have really tapped out resources to cover so many investigations it can help you move through and discard some faster. so in that regard it may have played not a major role but some supportive role. >> michael leiter, pete william...

Airmen, our marines lives are at stake when we do this. >> chairman burr, thank you. thanks for your time on this holiday weekend. >> thank you. up next our sunday group joins the conversation on the increased terror threats just as the government bulk data collection of american phone records runs out. plus what would you like to ask the panel about keeping the homeland safe? just go to facebook or twitter @foxnewssunday and we may use your questions on the air.

The nsa is ending the bulk data collection of phone records. the government is now replace that controversial program for what it calls a more focus and targeted approach. basketball superstar kobe bryant says he will be retiring at the end of this season from the nba. in we might have popped up the wrong picture before we apologize for that. of course we know who kobe bryant is, right, crew? 37 years old, writing in a post online saying, quote, this season is all i have to give. that sounds fin...

In that. the nsa is ending the bulk data collection of phone records. the government is now replace that controversial program for what it calls a more focus and targeted approach. basketball superstar kobe bryant says he will be retiring at the end of this season from the nba. in we might have popped up the wrong picture before we apologize for that. of course we know who kobe bryant is, right, crew? 37 years old, writing in a post online saying, quote, this season is all i have to give. that...

Whatever coalition is willing to attack isis, and to eliminate this terrorist threat. that means theyll stay partners. it means european partners. it may mean russia. but russia sure complicates the options that we have in syria, with the amount of aircraft, with the amount of arms that they have there. if we can focus those on isis versus the moderate opposition forces that are trying to defeat assad, we would make a real impact. but thats going to take a great deal of diplomacy that we have ye...

Second choice it was ted cruz and a lot of them want a trump/cruz or a cruz/trump ticket. and that was not the case a month or two ago. there was not that buzz so cruz is gaining mind share among republican primary voters. carson is losing it i think partly because of the questions about his foreign policy acumen and the events overseas. people dont see him as tough enough. they like hes a healer. they like hes a uniter but he doesnt have that machismo that trump has. >> tomorrow, bulk data coll...

Faulkner. we know the names of the two civilians killed friday in an attack on a colorado springs planned parenthood clinic, 35-year-old jennifer murkovsky and 29-year-old kayer stewart. the third person was 44-year-old garrett swasey, a police officer for the university of colorado in colorado springs, also a pastor and dad of two. investigators trying to figure out why all this happened. one official says the suspect, robert dear said "no more baby parts" after his arrest but police have not...