JPL scientists sue over new ID checks
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers sued NASA and the California Institute of Technology on Thursday, challenging extensive new background checks that the space exploration center and other federal agencies began requiring in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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Holograms and kaleidoscopes of shimmering  colors will be part of Japan's latest hi-tech response to the  growing number of banknote counterfeiting cases troubling  authorities.
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Scientist claims he was duped into film appearance.
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The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday it is suing Jeppesen Dataplan Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Co., claiming it provided secret CIA transportation services to shuttle three terrorism suspects overseas, where they were tortured.
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Only if you like, in the sense that you really oughta The UK Ministry of Defence is "strongly encouraging" all its personnel to have their DNA recorded. This is supposed to make identification of their remains easier if they should die in a manner - a disastrous air crash, explosion, etc. - which would inhibit recognition by other means.â¦
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Police must be barred from storing profiles of innocent people on national DNA database, experts say.
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Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and IBM are vying for a multibillion-dollar contract to build a database for fingerprints and other biometric information that the FBI is set to award this week.
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Company is latest phone giant to file suit to stop data brokers from fraudulently obtaining customer information.
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Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis.
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A conservation group sued the Interior Department on Thursday seeking documents about decisions on endangered species the group alleges were tainted by political pressure from a former senior Interior official.
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With a rare criminal case against a senior federal researcher, prosecutors are sending a message to scientists on the government payroll: Making money from companies on the side can land you in big trouble.
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U.S. air carriers are fighting a federal proposal that would require their workers to digitally scan foreigners' fingerprints at check-in areas before departure on international flights.
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Japan Tobacco's (2914.T) JTI-Macdonald Corp. unit filed for court protection from creditors on Tuesday in a fight with Quebec tax officials, who have accused the firm of smuggling to avoid more than &#36;1 billion in taxes.
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People who carry out executions can sue others who disclose their identities, under a new law that followed reports that a doctor who attended Missouri executions had been sued for malpractice more than 20 times.
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Scientists say a new DNA test may help prove if people have had their health damaged by exposure to chemicals.
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EFF wants to know how data is used The US Government faces a lawsuit demanding information about the controversial programme which forces airlines to disclose information about European travellers to the US.â¦
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Intelligent-design advocates hijack new evidence about so-called junk DNA to support their theory.