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ACLU Releases Letter in ACLU v. CIA Regarding Disclosures in Gen. Hayden's New Book
Yesterday, the ACLU filed a letter in the ongoing case ACLU v. CIA regarding the release of former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden's autobiography, which according to the book's description, covers Hayd... -
2016 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper provided the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community to Congress. -
World Wide Survey of Cryptographic Systems
Our own contributor, Bruce Schneier, has just posted a survey of the worldwide distribution of cryptograpic systems. The entire report is well worth reading, but for those who need the CliffNotes versio... -
Drones and the Standing Rules of Engagement Regarding Self-Defense
Within the U.S. military, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has issued an instruction (CJCSI 3121.01B) regarding “Standing Rules of Engagement”. The focus of this instruction is contained in the... -
President Obama's National Cybersecurity Plan
In connection with today's budget roll-out, President Obama has announced a National Cybersecurity Plan. Highlights of his national action plan include the following: -
Day Two: The Frontiers of Cybersecurity Policy and Law Conference
Today is the second day of the Strauss Center at the University of Texas-Austin's conference on the legal and policy dimensions of cybersecurity. You can watch the conference's panels live here: Belo... -
Is DOJ Rethinking Material Support Laws and Domestic Terrorism?
In December, following the Planned Parenthood shooting and San Bernardino attacks, I shared some thoughts on the differences between domestic and international terrorism laws in the U.S. There, I argued ... -
Live: The Frontiers of Cybersecurity Policy and Law Conference
Today, the Strauss Center at the University of Texas-Austin hosts a unique and timely conference focused on the legal and policy dimensions of cybersecurity, which you can watch live here: Below is t... -
A Response to a Modest Backdoor Proposal
Ben Wittes makes a modest proposal to backdoor encryption by removing legal protections from service providers, but the modest proposal has some major problems. First, a backdoor mandate by any other nam... -
Apple's Going Dark Doublespeak
“Going Dark” is really two separate, if related, debates. Apple is looking to be the voice of the tech industry on both. The problem is that the company can’t seem to keep its story straight, and it is a... -
Is There a National Security-Law Enforcement Divide on “Going Dark”?
Prior to the release of the new Berkman Center report, which included input from both current and former national security officials, recent attention had been focusing on NSA Director Rogers’ comments l... -
An Out of the Box Approach to the Going Dark Problem
I’ve been thinking about out-of-the-box ways to address the "Going Dark" problem. Specifically, I am looking for approaches that potentially thread the needle between an industry allergic to any technolo...
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