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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. ... -
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... -
Is the Visa Waiver Program a Threat to our National Security?
That question has taken on new significance after the Paris terrorist attacks, which have stoked fears that militants in Europe might exploit the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)—under which citizens of 38 coun... -
On Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on cybersecurity and the Internet of Things. Although as a staff report, the report has no binding authority on anyone,... -
Bits and Bytes
You go off line for 3 days and so much worth noting happens! Here are some recent developments: DHS Ooops. Responding to a FOIA request regarding Operation Aurora (a Chinese attack on Google) DHS acci... -
Did the Secret Service Watch the Lawfare Drone Smackdown?
Over at Defense One, Patrick Tucker has an interesting article headlined: "Did the White House Use Drone Killing Technology?" It opens: At about 3 a.m. on Monday morning, a small quadcopter drone, or unm... -
Harvard Event with Bruce Schneier and Edward Snowden
On Friday, the former spoke by videolink with the latter, about (unsurprisingly enough) surveillance, privacy and data security. Youtube has a video of their discussion: -
Learning from the Attack against Sony
On June 26, 2014, the BBC reported that North Korea threatened war against the United States if a Sony-produced movie (“The Interview”) was released. On November 24, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment was... -
Breaking Bad Drones
Just in time for Gabriella Blum and my forthcoming book, The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat, comes -
Relevant Passages of President Obama's State of the Union Address
The following are the passages of tonight's State of the Union address that seem to me most relevant to the Lawfare readership: Tonight, for the first time since 9/11, our combat mission in Afghanistan i... -
The NRC's Bulk Collection Report: a High-Level Overview
Last week, Wells noted the release of an important, 85-page report by the National Research Council. (Yesterday, Herb Lin added his thoughts about it.) Broadly, Bulk Collection of Signals Intelligence: T... -
What David Cameron Doesn't Get
Last week British Prime Minister David Cameron gave an extraordinary speech in which he urged the the banning of private communications, that is communications to which the government could not listen in...
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