The U.S. Air Force revealed new details Wednesday about the virus that’s been infecting the remote cockpits of its drone fleet — and insisted, despite reports from their own personnel, that the infection was properly and easily contained.

In a statement — the military’s first official, on-the-record acknowledgement of the virus — the Air Force insisted that the malware was “more of a nuisance than an operational threat.” The ability of drone pilots to remotely fly the aircraft from Creech Air Force Base in Nevada “remained secure throughout the incident.”

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Attention Californians, do you know what's on your cellphone?

You'd better, because when police arrest anyone in California they can search that person's mobile phone. That means the police would have access to your email, call records, photos, text messages and GPS data. It could even mean the police would be able to access your bank records, files on your home computer, travel plans and countless other tidbits of data that are stored on your phone — all without the need for a warrant.

Warrantless searches like those California legislators were trying to block are...