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The Intercept, SecureDrop, and Foreign Intelligence Services: A Response
Those readers who do not spend a lot of time on Twitter may have missed the beating Ben has been taking there for this post last week suggesting that the folks at The Intercept may be overestimating thei... -
First Take on Government's Surveillance Reform Update Report
As Wells noted yesterday the Administration released its report on the implementation of Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-28. I am still reading through the documents, which include twelve new agency-... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of Defense nominee Ashton Carter began his confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Politico reports that, in his opening statement, Carter would insist on the pr... -
Live: Bob Litt Speaks at Brookings on Intelligence and Surveillance Reform
At the top of the hour, Robert S. Litt, General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will speak at the Brookings Institution. -
Happening Now: Ashton Carter Testifies Before SASC
The confirmation hearing for President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Dr. Ashton Carter, is just underway in the Senate Armed Services Committee. You can watch the hearing live below: -
Data Analytics and Policing
This interesting article on the NYPD's use of data analytics came across my desk the other day. Here is the abstract: The New York City Police Department’s Lower Manhattan Security Coordination Center i... -
Bits and Bytes
What War in the Cyber Age Looks Like. "To the young Syrian rebel fighter, the Skype message in early December 2013 appeared to come from a woman in Lebanon, named Iman Almasri, interested in his cause. ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #52: An Interview with Rebecca Richards
In this week’s episode, our guest is Rebecca Richards, NSA’s director of privacy and civil liberties. We ask the tough questions: Is her title an elaborate hoax or is she the busiest woman on the plan... -
What Happens if We #Sunset215?
A law the government cites as authority for the bulk collection of millions of Americans’ communications records---Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act---expires unless Congress extends it by Memorial Day week... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Following the beheading of Japanese reporter Kenji Goto by the Islamic State, McClatchy informs us that the fate of captured Jordanian pilot Moaz al Kasasbeh remains unclear---though, per the BBC, ISIS c... -
DNI Report on Signals Intelligence Reform
Today's document details the implementation of reforms that the President announced a little more than a year ago. For background on the directive, Lisa Monaco's statement from the White House is here. -
No, Twitterati, Gen. Alexander Didn't Leave His Laptop Unattended on Amtrak
I'm going to let this exchange on Twitter this morning speak for itself.
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