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Computer code that monitored your activity, even when users thought they were being protected. in a statement to abc google denies any wrongdoing, saying only that they had "used known safari functionality to provide features that users had enabled themselves." they also stressed that they did not "collect personal information." >> this was not functionality. this was actually a bug, a problem that apple will likely need to fix. >> does it bother you that big companies out there might be monitor...

and more than half a million bottles of instant tylenol are recalled because of complaints that the new bottle makes it hard to get the dosage right. authorities say a man arrested blocks from the u.s. capitol today represents one of the most urgent growing threats. the man picked up is a would-be suicide bomber and he was arrested as he accepted what he thought was a gun and a vest packed with explosives. our brian todd is live at the u.s. courthouse where the suspect just appeared ...

the former illinois governor is going to have an opportunity to speak before the federal judge announces the sentence. prosecutors want blagojevich to get at least 15 years for his conviction on corruption charges. a 19-year-old man says that jerry sandusky gave him whiskey when he was 12, then sexually abused him. sanduskys latest accuser claims it happened once inside an office inside the penn state football building. the man says he was a member of the second mile. that is sandusk...

With computer code. they debated unleashing a cyber attack with libyan air systems before launching. the plane never became reality, but the fact that it is considered is a changing face of war. one of the reasons im told the cyber attack was decided against was the fear that it would send a message that this is fair game in combat and we should be more vulnerable. >> thats right. the challenge with the cyber attack is not like a tradition where you launch it and it blows up and its over. you la...

Extremely difficult to conquer an enemy as nebulous as a terror organization. now weve devoted all of our resources, whether its satellite, but increasingly human intelligence on the ground. there are plenty of people in yemen who dont like al-qaida, particularly now with all of the western leaning embattled president now trying to re-establish some kind of control there. he wants them dead, too. and now, they all have to know that if anyone has their cell phone number, if anybody has their comp...

There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high speed acceleration in toitds. >> this controversy not over. there are some who say that this is flawed. deb feyerick joins us now. some of the consumer groups say theres no way this many hit the gas instead of the brake. >> this is not over, not by a long shot. certainly not for thousands of people who say they could not stop the car from speeding out of control no matter how hard they pressed the brakes. nasa engineers scrutinized 280,000 l...

Ruled out electronics as the probable cause of that throttle opening, causing that sudden acceleration, the cars to speed out of control. this is what toyota originally diagnosed as the probable cause, that is those large floor mats that were causing the gas pedal to stick and also a sticky accelerator pedal. that appears to be what did cause those cars to speed up uncontrollably. now, nasa engineers did have unrestricted access to a lot of toyotas computer code for that electronic throttle syst...

Participate. eventually the incentive will also be offered to detroits fire fighters. the mayors office also told us they hope this might catch on with some of detroits large corporations. hopefully offering employees incentives to live where they work. jason carroll, cnn, new york. >> jason, thanks. and heads up if you drive a toyota. we now have results that federal investigation into the sudden acceleration issues in those cars. next on "reporter roulette" want to go live to deb feyerick in n...

He is definitely a rock star. that is not where you see gates at this point and perhaps he learned a lesson because rumsfeld became a lightning rod. >> it doesnt seem to be in gates personality to be out in front. good to see you as always. candy crowley, chief political correspondent. your next update from the best political team on television is just one hour away. now we asked you to vote on the news. heres the winner. a guy in canada has cracked the code behind scratch off lottery tickets. h...

For african-american children is more than three-times that of white children. homeland security investigators are battling a new threat. this one from computer hackers. its a malicious computer code. and it showed up just last month. it can seize the inner workings of power plants and factories. the so-called struxnet worm, is considered very sophisticated. and is especially frightening because so much of americas power grid is aging. and a successful attack would be far-reaching. >> because ...