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  Usage of facial recognition software, which identifies a person by his or her facial features, is spreading throughout the government and commercial sectors. Federal agencies and police departments are using it to identify criminals and threats to national security. Facebook, which has an enormous trove of photographs, provides it …

Today, President Obama announced a new policy with regard to Americans taken hostage abroad. According to the president, the current policy that the US government will not pay ransom or make concessions to hostage-takers has not changed. What has changed is that the government will not prosecute anyone (e.g. family …