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A Look at the PCLOB Report on Section 702
While unanimous on the need for its reauthorization, the board remained split on reforms to the surveillance authority. -
A Pound of Flash: Rhetoric Versus Reality When FISA Section 702 is Not Too Big to Fail
The surveillance authority could expire unless significant reforms are made—it is time for the Biden administration to assist Congress in addressing Section 702’s most controversial aspect. -
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Releases Report on FISA Section 702
The report discusses Section 702 implementation and analyzes its value as impending expiration looms. -
The FTC, 1Health.io, and Genetic Data Privacy and Security
A genetic testing company publicly stored consumers’ genetic data with no encryption. The FTC stepped in. -
Chatter: Secret Intelligence and the British Royal Family with Rory Cormac
How have the British royal family and UK intelligence operations been linked? -
Smart Phones at the Border: What Does the Fourth Amendment Protect?
The circuit courts’ split grows more pressing after a district court decision requires warrants for cell phone searches at the border. -
Brookings Event: Kenneth Wainstein on the Current Threat Environment
On Sept. 19, Benjamin Wittes will be joined by DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Kenneth Wainstein for a conversation on the current threat environment. -
When a Quantum Computer Is Able to Break Our Encryption, It Won’t Be a Secret
Quantum computers may eventually have devastating impacts on cybersecurity—but we’ll probably see the threat coming in time to set up counters. -
A Radical Proposal for Protecting Privacy: Halt Industry’s Use of ‘Non-Content’
Few consumers—or policy- or lawmakers—realize the extent of personal information revealed through this data that users unknowingly supply. The result is a privacy invasion that users have no ability to c... -
Chatter: A Spy in the Manhattan Project with Steve James
Shane Harris spoke with Steve James about his new documentary on the life of Ted Hall, "A Compassionate Spy." -
The Lawfare Podcast: The National Intelligence Strategy with Michael Collins of the National Intelligence Council
What is included in the National Intelligence Strategy? -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Chilling Violation of Press Freedoms in Marion, Kansas
Why was a small, family-owned newspaper raided by an entire police department?
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