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Yahoo has been accused of secretly scanning hundreds of millions of incoming emails of US intelligence or law enforcement, reports say. The internet company conducted a surveillance last year after receiving a classified demand from the National Security Agency or the FBI, according to Reuters. Three former Yahoo employees and another unidentified person told the news agency that the US government pushed Yahoo to search for a string of letters, numbers or other characters. That meant the fishing expedition could have involved finding a specific phrase or code in the text of an email or an attachment. Yahoo built a special software programme to comply with the government’s request. Yahoo did not deny the report in a statement that described itself as a company “that complies with the laws of the United States”. The Department of Justice and the FBI did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who revealed the NSA’s program for spying...

– British scientist have found a cure to HIV-AIDS – A social worker in London has been reportedly cured of the disease – The researchers say its not over yet, as more experiments needs to be done Emerging reports suggest that British scientists could be one step closer towards finding a permanent cure for HIV-AIDS. Huffington Post reports that a 44-year-old social worker in London appears to be completely free of the virus after undergoing an experimental therapy technique. The man was first given a vaccine which helped his immune system detect infected cells, and then took Vorinostat, a drug which is normally used in experimental cancer treatment trials. The Vorinostat then activates dormant infected cells that would normally slip through the net allowing the body’s immune system to detect and kill every last infected cell. In simple terms what this combination of treatments does is remove the camouflage that allows HIV to remain hidden and then shine a spotlight o...