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The FBI's Firefox Exploit
The FBI may be hoarding a Firefox exploit. What does this mean? -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The cessation of hostilities in Syria is looking increasingly unstable. In what Reuters described as "the fiercest government assault in the area" since the cessation of hostilities began last month, the... -
Obama's Embrace of Bush's Preemption Doctrine
Following up on Ashley’s piece on Brian Egan’s good speech at the ASIL meeting last week, I have a piece at Time explaining that that Egan adopts the Bush administration’s controversial preemption doctri... -
Senators Kelly Ayotte and Mark Kirk Introduce Bills to Halt GTMO Transfers
Hot on the heels of another transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees—this time to Senagal—and amid news that nine more detainees are likely to be transferred in the next two weeks, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Perianne Boring
In episode 109, we interview Perianne Boring of the Chamber of Digital Commerce on the regulatory challenges of bitcoin and the blockchain. In the news roundup, we bring back Apple v. -
Can US Service Members Disobey an Order to Waterboard a Terrorist?
Earlier this year, former National Security Agency (NSA) Director and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director General (Retired) Michael Hayden was asked what American armed forces would do if o... -
“Imminence” in the Legal Adviser’s Speech
Following in an important tradition of speech-giving by senior Obama Administration officials about international law and the use of force, Brian Egan, the new Legal Adviser at the State Department, gave... -
FBI Director James Comey Speaks at Kenyon College
Wednesday evening finds me at Kenyon College, at a conference on privacy, where I will speaking tomorrow on a combination of this paper and some work I have been doing recently on sexual extortion online... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Islamic State militants reportedly used mustard gas against Syrian military forces. Reuters reports that the Islamic State “attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian m... -
Killer Finnish Chainsaw Drone and the High-Tech Weapon that Takes it Down
Excellent! Make sure you watch to the end to see the countermeasures that defeat this menace. -
Coming Out, Tentatively: Syrian Alawites
A recent headline proclaimed “Syria's Alawites distance themselves from Assad.” The story refers to a document, reportedly authored by a number of Alawite clergymen, that seeks to both clarify and redefi... -
Two More Detainees Depart GTMO
The New York Times' Charlie Savage reports that the United States military transferred two Libyan detainees to Senegal on Monday. The two men, Omar Khalifa Mohammed Abu Bakr and Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby...
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