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A Way Forward on Bulk Collection
President Obama’s address on Friday outlining surveillance reforms for the NSA hit the mark in both substance and tone. He defended without apology the necessity of intelligence gathering, outlined the ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week Lawfare focused on the debate over surveillance reform. -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #58: Lawfare Roundtable on President Obama's NSA Speech
President Obama delivered a major policy address this afternoon---and the White House released an accompanying policy directive---in response to the recommendations of his surveillance review group, the ... -
President Obama's Speech and PPD-28
I had two reactions to President Obama's address, one general and another specific. First the general. President Obama made a good speech today, both for what he said and what he didn't say. He has a... -
A New Batch of Declassified NSA Surveillance Documents
The day already was overstuffed with surveillance matters, and then came this: the DNI's release of a tranche of roughly twenty five historical FISC orders. -
Meanwhile Back At The Supreme Court .... Cell Phone Searches
While everyone's attention was (rightly) focused on President Obama's major speech on NSA reforms, the Supreme Court quietly granted certiorari in a set of important digital rights cases. The two cases ... -
Statement from DNI Clapper on President Obama's Remarks
Just posted on IC on the Record: Statement from DNI James R. Clapper on Intelligence Reforms Announced Today by President Obama Today, President Obama announced new guidelines for Intelligence Community... -
The President's Speech: a Quick Reaction
The President’s speech and accompanying Policy Directive together announce all manner of changes; it will take a while to grasp them all. In the meantime, here's an off-the-cuff reaction: I reckon we wil... -
Brookings Event on President Obama's Speech
Below is the video of the discussion that took place today at Brookings on the President's NSA speech. -
Text of the President's Remarks on NSA and Surveillance
Below is the full text of President Obama's speech: Remarks of President Barack Obama Results of our Signals Intelligence Review January 17, 2014 Washington, D.C. -
Presidential Policy Directive on Signals Intelligence Activities
This Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-28) on Signals Intelligence Activities is being released today in conjunction with the President's speech in a few minutes. It opens: The United States, like othe... -
Opinion in Al-Janko v. Gates
Just in case you want to read something not about reforms to NSA surveillance: here's the opinion from the D.C. Circuit in Al-Janko v. Gates.
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