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The Other Big Encryption News Last Week
President Obama’s waving the encryption white flag to Apple wasn’t the only big “going dark” news this week—and it’s not the only bad news for law enforcement. The courts continue to struggle with encryp... -
The Rhetoric of the Encryption Debate
In a Washington Post story on October 7 (that I just saw), Andrea Peterson writes about the inability of government authorities and privacy advocates to agree on the meaning of “strong encryption.” -
25th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law
The 25th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law will be held from November 5-6th, 2015 at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C. The event is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association S... -
Schrems and the FAA’s “Foreign Affairs” Prong: The Costs of Reform
While the ECJ’s decision in Schrems v. Data Commissioner suggests that reforms will be necessary to save the US-EU safe harbor framework, both EU officials and U.S. privacy advocates have sometimes urged... -
The Administration Decision on Encryption Policy
The New York Times reported on October 11, 2015 that The Obama administration has backed down in its bitter dispute with Silicon Valley over the encryption of data on iPhones and other digital devices,... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, October 13th at 5 pm: Defense One LIVE will host a "Cocktails and Conversation" gathering on The New Era of Land Warfare at Busboys and... -
Fall of the Brotherhood, Rise of the Salafis
Editor's Note: The 2013 coup in Egypt did not, as the story so often goes in the West, lead to the end of the Islamist role in Egyptian politics. Rather, it led the new regime to crack down on the Muslim... -
Focusing PRISM: An Answer to European Privacy Concerns?
In my last post, I argued that surveillance reform is the only way to ensure continued data flows between the US and the European Union. In this post, I will begin to explore whether there is a practical... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Helen Mohrmann on Cybersecurity in an Insecure Environment
We often talk about cybersecurity on the show, but the Brookings Institution—Lawfare's institutional home and publishing partner—has itself been subject to a number of cyber-attacks in recent years. Thos... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Federal Employees Please Take Note: You can now support Lawfare through the Combined Federal Campaign! Wells announced this week that federal employees can help grow Lawfare through the ongoing CFC. Plea... -
Water Wars: What the TPP Means for the PRC
USTR Michael Froman with TPP-partner trade ministers (Photo: Erik S. Lesser/European Pressphoto Agency) -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House is shutting down the Pentagon’s ill-fated train-and-equip program for Syrian rebels, at least in its current form. So says the New York Times, which reports that Secretary of Defense Ash ...
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