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Snapchat is an image messaging & multimedia mobile application created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy & Reggie Brown, former students at Stanford University. One of the principle concepts of Snapchat is that pictures & messages are only available for a short time before they become inaccessible.

Snapchat is primarily used for creating multimedia messages referred to as Snaps, snaps can consist of a photo & it can be edited to include the filters & effects & much more to it.

But now, Snapchat is planning to launch an Android Smartphone that will provide the consumers with more control over the camera features.

A California is a marketing based firm which has unveiled the concept regarding the handset equip with a 360 degree camera & buttons that let users scroll through filters & also a one touch capture function for easy sharing.

The device i.e. the Android Smartphone might also include the lock screen that will allow the user with the facility to easily swipe for the snapchat notifications & updates, messaging & syncing & spectacles. It may also cover the feature to discover the screens that combines the GPS along with the maps, Snapchat stories & advertisements & much more alignments.

In the end period of the year, Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat has also made it a long awaited initial public offering i.e. IPO filing public & also seeking to raise up to $3 billion.

The main aim of Snapchat is to derive most of the revenue from advertising it & where it will compete against Google, Facebook & Twitter.

Snap Inc. has recently rolled out major changes in its app & that will make it easier & quicker to navigate the app with a universal search scale thats always accessible to the top of the app.

So, now just wait for the upcoming Android Smartphone by Snapchat.

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Social Networking Site Snapchat Is Planning To Launch An Android Smartphone - Facts Herald

The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to define limits to the Constitutions Fourth Amendment in a tragic case in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent fired his weapon and killed a 15-year-old boy on the Mexican side of the line.

Some of the justices feared that if they went too far, they could open the U.S. military to claims from victims of drone attacks in foreign countries. But the courts liberal wing worried that unless they gave the family its day in court, it had no recourse to punish rogue agents.

You have a very sympathetic case, Justice Stephen G. Breyer told the attorneys for the family of Sergio Hernandez, the boy killed in 2010 by the shot fired by agent Jesus Mesa Jr.

Mr. Mesa was cleared after a probe by the U.S. government, which said it could not establish that he violated Border Patrol policies.

The family says it wants justice in the courts. The only problem: Lower courts have ruled that since the boy was in Mexico, the Fourth Amendment protections dont apply in this case.

Robert C. Hilliard, the attorney for the Hernandez family, cast his case as a defense for other Mexicans who might find themselves in the same situation. He said there is an ongoing domestic routine law enforcement issue that needs to be solved.

Were here because the interaction of the Border Patrol in this area, the government has taken the position that on the border, the Constitution turns off if the deadly force goes across the border, he said.

He said there have been 10 instances in which the Border Patrol has fired from the U.S. into Mexico and killed someone.

Ahead of Tuesdays oral argument, some analysts said the case could give an indication of how the justices might rule on the extreme vetting executive order issued by President Trump. That order has been mostly blocked by federal courts, which ruled that potential visitors outside the U.S. and foreigners inside the U.S. illegally have constitutional rights that must be respected.

But the justices didnt stray far afield Tuesday. Instead, they debated whether they could draw a line that would allow the family to sue in this case but wouldnt open a whole category of lawsuits against U.S. troops who create collateral damage.

How do you analyze the case of a drone strike in Iraq where the plane is piloted from Nevada? Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. asked Mr. Hilliard.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg waved aside those concerns, saying thats a military operation that could be distinguished from a border encounter involving a federal law enforcement officer.

The chief justice did not seem swayed by the distinction, particularly in a tort claim against a federal employee.

The case could turn on the exact spot where the slaying occurred. The boy was shot in a culvert that is maintained by both the U.S. and Mexico though the ground where he fell is clearly on the Mexican side, the attorneys said.

Some of the courts liberal justices said that if the U.S. government has some authority over the territory, that could be a zone where Fourth Amendment protections against searches and seizures and in this case unlawful death would apply.

But Randolph J. Ortega, Mr. Mesas attorney, said the matter of the border cant be minimized.

Wars have been fought to establish borders. The border is very real, he said.

Mexico had asked for Mr. Mesa to be extradited to face charges there, but the U.S. government refused. The Mexican government then backed the familys lawsuit in court.

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Supreme Court considers parents' rights after boy killed by agent across Mexican border - Washington Times

An esoteric, but legally significant, point is being raised by the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding Lt. Gen. H.R. McMasters appointment as national security adviser.

Even though the president can install anyone he wants in the post without getting consent from the Senate, the law requires a confirmation vote for any three- or four-star general. All generals of this rank are appointed to their posts by the president and Senate-confirmed, so a change in post in this instance from Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center to national security adviser requires that the Senate reconfirm McMasters rank as a three-star general.

An aide to the Armed Services Committee says that in order for McMaster to keep his current rank, he would have to be reappointed by the president and reconfirmed by the Senate in that grade for his new position.

Alternatively, McMaster could retire or step down a grade, to two-star.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer seemed perplexed when a reporter asked him about this today, pointing out that then-Lt. Gen. Colin Powell served as Reagans national security adviser while retaining his military rank.

But Spicer apparently didnt know this same issue was raised for Powell in 1987. AsUPI reported then, the Reagan White House agreed that Powell would serve in an acting capacity until the Senate could vote to reconfirm his rank.

The Senate re-confirmed Powell as a lieutenant general by a voice vote on Dec 18, 1987, a month after Reagan announced his new assignment.

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McMaster will need Senate confirmation to serve as NSA - WDEF News 12

Short Bytes: Cyber Swachta Kendra, a botnet cleaning and malware analysis centre,is a new project led by the Indian government. The project finds its utility in identifying infected users and helping them with removal tools. It includesthe development of various security tools for mobile and desktop machines.

The announcement was made by the IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre will collect details about the systems infected with botnets. It will work with the ISPs, who will have to identify the infected users, inform them, and help them with a link to the Botnet Removal Centre. The users will be facilitated with a Bot Removal Tool -powered by Quick Heal.

M-Kavach an antivirus solution for mobile devices is a part of the project which includes security tools like USB Pratirodh a desktop access control application for connected storage devices, AppSamvid an application whitelisting tool for Windows OS, and browser extension called BrowserJSGuard.

You can visit the official website of the Cyber Swachta Kenda here.

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Indian Government Launches Free Antivirus Software For Smartphones And Computers - Fossbytes

DADE CITY, Fla. -- A Florida judge is hearing evidence to determine whether a retired police officer acted in self-defense when he shot a man in a movie theater in 2014.

Retired police officer Curtis Reeves, right, sits with his defense attorney Richard Escobar during a hearing at the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center in Dade City, Fla. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.

Charlie Kaijo /Tampa Bay Times via AP, Pool

Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Susan Barthle is being asked to decide whether Curtis Reeves should be immune from prosecution under Floridas controversial stand your ground statute. The hearing started Monday and continued on Tuesday.

The law says a person has no duty to retreat when faced with a violent confrontation and can use deadly force if he or she fears death or great bodily harm.

Reeves shot 43-year-old Chad Oulson during an argument over texting as movie previews played.

Prosecutors say the 74-year-old Reeves provoked the confrontation. Reeves attorneys say Oulsons actions made him think he was in danger of serious assault.

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