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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #82: An Interview with Jim Lewis
Cyberlaw negotiations are the theme of episode 82, as the US and China strike a potentially significant agreement on commercial cyberespionage and Europeans focus on tearing up agreements with the US and... -
White House Opposes "Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act"
Early this month, Congressman Patrick Meehan (R-PA) was joined by Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) in introducing H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. ... -
Lawfare Needs a New Managing Editor
It is with a heavy heart for Lawfare but excitement for Wells that I announce that Wells Bennett is moving on in the next few weeks to bigger and better things. Wells has been a big part of Lawfare's gro... -
Band-Aids Can’t Fix Bullet Holes: Silicon Valley and the NSA
There is a lot of bad blood between Silicon Valley companies and the intelligence community. It should not be surprising with what the NSA did to understand why Silicon Valley is pushing back so strongl... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Russia has commenced airstrikes in Syria, the New York Times reports. The strikes have largely targeted the rebel-held Homs and Hama provinces. -
Metadata+ and the Anxiety of Drone Warfare
If you own an iPhone and are one of the users of the drone-tracking app “Metadata+," you were greeted on Sunday morning with an alert that Apple had removed your app from its online store. -
Welcome to Twitter, Mr. Snowden! Here Are Some Questions
A friendly suggestion for your new account: engage with your critics. -
Legislature Approves New Syria AUMF
...the Russian legislature, that is. Alongside the Kremlin's newly-minted air campaign against ISIS in Syria (or against forces other than ISIS, as the case may be) comes news that the Russian parliame... -
Cyber Changes Everything, Cyber Changes Nothing: On Admiral Rogers' Vision and Guidance for Cyber Command
In June, US Cyber Command issued Beyond the Build. It presents Admiral Michael Rogers’ vision and guidance for the command and its subordinate units. With little fanfare, the document was publically rele... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Afghan forces, assisted by U.S.-led airstrikes. have begun operations to retake the city of Kunduz. The city fell under Taliban control yesterday, the first provincial capital to have done so since U.S. -
Backgrounder on Second Circuit En Banc Rehearing on Data Retention
The explosion of digital data may have thrust us into a Golden Age of Surveillance, as individuals now create (and preserve) data that encompasses more activities and extends further into the past than e... -
SASC Hearing on US Cybersecurity Policy and Threats
The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, and Director of the NSA Adm. Michael Rogers on "U.S. Cyb...
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