Wiretapping Bill Accommodates for Technology President Bush cited “accounting for changes in technology” as a central function of a modified wiretapping bill that he signed into law on Sunday. The bill updates the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 by redefining the legal allowances of “electronic surveillance” to include both e-mail and international phone calls. Internet service providers and even voice-over-IP services such as Skype are now legally obligated to open their doors to the government for surveillance of foreign suspects when American citizens communicate with people outside the United States. SPECIAL REPORT: The State of Privacy in AmericaHOW-TO CENTRAL: Keep Hackers from Spying Through Your Webcam Utah Coal Mine Collapse Buries Six A minor earthquake in Utah triggered the cave-in of a coal mine this morning, trapping six miners beneath the ground. Rescuers are currently using heavy equipment borrowed from a nearby power plant to try to unearth the men.PLUS: Inside the Modern Coal MineHOW IT WORKS: Coal GasificationFlooding Kills 12 in India Torrential rains brought on by a monsoon in South East Asia killed 12 people in India who were swept away in the subsequent flooding. In a bizarre twist, the flooding also forced out of its habitat a rhinoceros, which later attacked and killed a man. The monsoon’s death toll currently stands at 198 people throughout India and Bangladesh.SPECIAL FEATURE: The 10 Worst Disasters of the Last 101 YearsPLUS: Five Natural Disasters Waiting to HappenPhoenix Embarks on Long Trip to Mars Despite an initial 24-hour delay, the rocket carrying NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander blasted off without a hitch on Saturday morning. The lander is scheduled to reach the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, where it will begin looking for water on the planet’s arctic plains. EARLIER: Storms Delay Phoenix LaunchTECH WATCH: Inside NASA’s Phoenix Lander
