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Michael Ratner, RIP
I am a perhaps-improbable admirer of Michael Ratner, whom I was sad to learn passed away yesterday. I interviewed Ratner six years ago for my book Power and Constraint and thought him such a significant... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
ISIS claimed responsibility for a three separate car bombs that tore through Baghdad earlier today leaving at least 93 dead. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Orin Kerr
Does the FISA court perform a recognizably judicial function when it reviews 702 minimization procedures for compliance with the Fourth amendment? Our guest for episode 115 is Orin Kerr, GWU professor an... -
We’ve Seen This Movie Before: The Latest U.S. “Innocent Passage” Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea
Yesterday, the U.S. Navy conducted its third freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) in the South China Sea since October 2015. -
Warning Signs: A Checklist for Recognizing Flaws of Proposed “Exceptional Access” Systems
Author’s note: Despite appearing under my byline, this post actually represents the work of a larger group. The Keys Under Doormats group includes Harold Abelson, Ross Anderson, Steven M. Bellovin, Josh ... -
Sextortion: The Problem and Solutions
Prosecutors colloquially call it “sextortion.” Legally speaking, there’s no such thing. The word is a kind a prosecutorial slang for a class of cases that do not correspond neatly with any known crimina... -
Brookings Webcast on Sextortion, Cybersecurity and Privacy
This morning Benjamin Wittes hosted an online webcast previewing two new Brookings studies on "sextortion," a new form of remote sexual assault. Danielle Citron and Carrie A. Goldberg also offered their... -
Executive Oversight of Intelligence Agencies in Australia
Zachary Goldman and Samuel Rascoff recently released Global Intelligence Oversight: Governing Security in the Twenty-First Century. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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Madison at Fort Meade: Checks, Balances, and the NSA
When a group of civil society representatives and academics gathered at the NSA this past Thursday, it became clear—to me at least—that the NSA has taken the teachings of James Madison very much to heart... -
Joint Committee on Human Rights Publishes Drone Report
Readers of Lawfare will be interested to learn that the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has just published its report on the British Government’s policy on the use of drones for targeted ... -
SJC Hearing on Section 702 of FISA
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on "Oversight and Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act: The Balance Between National Security, Privacy and Civil Liberti
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