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Bruce Ackerman on Congressional Publication of Classified Information and the Speech and Debate Clause
Bruce Ackerman has a piece in the FP arguing that Senator Wyden, who has been disappointed in the quantity and quality of Executive branch disclosures related to surveillance, should “let Americans know ... -
Getting XKeyscore Right
For those who are interested in the details of the latest revelations about the NSA XKeyscore program, including some of the essential details that are elided in some of the public coverage, I was pointe... -
Two Things I Don’t Understand
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Transparency and Surveillance
Tim Edgar has a unique perspective on national security surveillance. He's an ACLU lawyer who went to work for the White House and did intelligence law from the inside. Now he is out again (at Brown) a... -
NSA Director General Keith Alexander Speaks at the Black Hat Conference
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FISC Order Authorizing the Collection of Telephone Metadata & Reports to Congress on Bulk Collection Program
Here's the "Primary Collection Order" authorizing the collection of telephone metadata, signed by FISC Judge Roger Vinson (signed April 25 and expiring on July 19th, 2013), declassified. Also declassifi... -
Today's Senate Judiciary Hearing on the FISA Surveillance Programs
A big hearing is taking place this morning at 9am before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Media report that the Verizon order will be declassified at this hearing. Catch it live at the -
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Schmitt on Eliminating the FISC
Gary Schmitt has an interesting piece in the Weekly Standard that argues for eliminating FISC oversight of executive branch surveillance and instead ramping up congressional oversight. He maintains that... -
The Amash Amendment and the NSA
Sometime late today or perhaps tomorrow the House of Representatives will vote on a proposed amendment to the Defense appropriations bill offered by Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) and co-sponsored by... -
Julian Sanchez on the Issue Behind the Hospital Room Scene
Last week, I posted these thoughts on the remaining mystery surrounding what the 2004 dispute that led to the famous hospital room showdown. I offered a couple of theories, based on Snowen-disclosed docu... -
New Tech and National Security -- Google Glass
Earlier this year I started an episodic feature on new technology and how it might impact national security. My first offering was on a life logging system known as Memoto. At the time, I noted some in...
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