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Rick H. Ledgett Jr. Named Deputy Director of the NSA
That's the word from the NSA/CSS. From today's release: GEN Keith Alexander – Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, NSA/Chief, CSS – is pleased to announce that Richard "Rick" Ledgett is now the 15th ... -
Where Is Eric Holder?
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The NSA Meets International Law: Advantage US?
While NSA critics including David Cole have asserted that the Section 702 program is inconsistent with international privacy norms, the reality is far more complex. As I explain in a forthcoming Fordham... -
DoD Reorganizes its Privacy Office?
I've only just now had a chance to take a look at the memorandum from SecDef Hagel reorganizing DoD structures that was issued in December 2013. He're's a copy. For those following along, the big news ... -
United States v. Daoud: Court Orders Disclosure of FISA Documents to Cleared Defense Counsel
That's the gist of today's ruling in this terrorism case, which is now pending in the Northern District of Illinois. The order opens as follows: Defendant Adel Daoud is charged with attempting to use ... -
The President's NSA Speech, and the FISC's Oversight Role
In his speech earlier this month, President Obama announced interim changes to the handling of bulk telephony metadata---ones that he would seek to implement immediately, and that would not call for legi... -
Legal Opinion on GCHQ Surveillance
I am not sure why this is a big deal, my knowledge of the British legal system being less than fulsome, but a British barrister has written a legal opinion calling into question large swaths of surveilla... -
Look Who's Been . . .
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When Will President Obama Nominate a New Legal Adviser?
Speaking of agency general counsels (as I did in my post yesterday morning about the appointment of Jim Baker as FBI General Counsel), many foreign governments are wondering when President Obama will nom... -
NSA Privacy Officer Selected
Late last year, as one of the fall outs from the Snowden disclosures, the NSA announced its intention to fill a completely new office -- a civil liberties and privacy officer who would serve as a direct ... -
Snowden: What's the Harm?
What harm has Edward Snowden done to his country? When Snowden asserts that the National Security Agency listens to encrypted Russian diplomatic traffic, it takes the Russians about twenty minutes to sh... -
PCLOB Report -- The Short Version
Don't want to read the entire 230+ page report of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Section 215? Have better things to do with your weekend, but still want to know what's happening? Th...
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