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The Cost of Using Zero-Days
I'm quite proud of my officemate, Bill Marczak, who with along with John Scott-Railton discovered an iOS zero-day apparently used by the United Arab Emirates to attack human-rights activist Ahmed Mansoor... -
Relative vs. Absolute Approaches to the Content/Metadata Line
One of the foundational questions in surveillance law is how to distinguish between the contents of communications and non-content metadata. Identifying the line between the two is critical. Earlier this... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Turkey has sent more tanks across the Syrian border, in what Reuters writes is not only a sign of Turkish determination to defeat the Islamic State but a signal that Ankara aims thwart any Kurdish effort... -
Honoring the Legacy of Mitsuye Endo
I published an op-ed today marking the seventieth anniversary of the closing of the last of the World War II “Relocation Centers” established by the federal government to intern Japanese Americans during... -
Rational Security: The "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hacks You" Edition
The New York Times and maybe the NSA get hacked; you're just not cool anymore unless you're being hacked by Fancy Bear. Is the U.S. turning the tide of the war on ISIS? And October surprises—what could h... -
Hot Commodities: Making Amends
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Turkish forces crossed the border into Syria today in Turkey’s largest yet military involvement in the Syrian conflict, coordinating with US forces to push the Islamic State out of the group’s stronghold... -
A House Divided: Why Partitioning Libya Might Be the Only Way to Save It
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. *** -
Nick Asks the NSA: Shadow Brokers and the Leaking Ship
Nick once again tries his hand at congressional oversight. The questions the SSCI and HPSCI should be asking NSA about the Shadow Brokers leak. -
Public Opinion on National Security: A Big Factor in Voter Attitudes
A flood of recent polling data shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in a head-to-head national match up, as well as in several key swing states. An oft-cited YouGov/Economist poll released last wee... -
Captain Smith’s Challenge to the President’s War Against ISIS: The Next Step
Captain Smith’s brief opposing the Government’s Motion to Dismiss. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Pentagon has warned the Syrian regime to not deploy Syrian air force in areas in northern Syria where U.S. forces are also operating. Peter Cook, a Defense Department spokesman, said, “we’re going to...
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