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The US-UK Data Deal
The Washington Post recently leaked the news that the US and UK have been negotiating a deal regarding each government’s access to data held by the other country’s providers. -
Hot Commodities: New Year, Same Problems
Picking up where last year left off, 2016 has seen sanctions lifted against Iran amid the implosion of Saudi-Iranian diplomatic relations while the first U.S. crude oil exports to Europe arrived amid the... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Umm Sayyaf, an Iraqi woman accused of taking American aid worker Kayla Mueller hostage. The Washington Post writes that Umm Sayyaf, or Nisreen Assa... -
Thoughts on the North Korean Nuclear Test and Satellite Launch
International responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests have taken on a highly ritualized quality that we have seen before: there is a test; there is outrage; there is condemnation; there is a... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #100: An Interview with David Kris
We devote episode 100 to “section 702” intelligence – the highly productive counterterrorism program that collects data on foreigners from data stored on US servers. -
Will Umm Sayyaf Walk Free Despite Her Role in the Abuse and Death of Kayla Mueller?
Last summer, U.S. forces conducted a raid in Syria that resulted in the capture of Umm Sayyaf, an ISIL member involved in the imprisonment and rape of women including American citizen Kayla Mueller. She... -
Live: Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing on Global Threats
At 2:30 pm, DNI James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, NSA Director Michael Rogers, and DIA Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart will testify before an open hearing of the Senat... -
WDNT? What Does Norway Think?
Today the US government is providing Congress with its annual Worldwide Threat Assessment. That exercise includes the public release of threat assessments from the ODNI, and from the Defense Intellligen... -
President Obama's National Cybersecurity Plan
In connection with today's budget roll-out, President Obama has announced a National Cybersecurity Plan. Highlights of his national action plan include the following: -
Good Defense is Good Offense: NSA Myths and the Merger
Over at Just Security, Ross Schulman opines that “When NSA Merges Its Offense and Defense, Encryption Loses.” Schulman argues that under NSA’s newly announced reorganization, the Information Assurance Di... -
Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing On Worldwide Threats
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and DIA Director Lt. General Vincent Stewart will provide an overview of the intelligence community's Worldwide Threat Assessment before the Senate Armed S... -
PCLOB Releases Recommendations Assessment Report
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released its most recent Recommendations Assessment Report on Friday, February 5th. The Recommendations Assessment Report follows up on the 22 reco...
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