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U.S. Government Talking Points on the Leaked FISA Court Order
Over at The Week, Marc Ambinder shares the following from a senior government official regarding the leaked FISA Court order for Verizon. -
What Conceivable Statement of Facts Could Have Produced this Order?
[See below for an important correction to this post] I confess myself at a bit of a loss to understand the FISA Court order that Steve discussed earlier and that Glenn Greenwald disclosed at the Guardian. -
The Verizon/Section 215 Order and the <em>Clapper</em> Mindset
This story from Glenn Greenwald is pretty alarming--but it pales in comparison to the FISA Court's order itself, a copy of which is posted on the Guardian's website. -
Readings: Jim Comey on "Intelligence Under the Law"
In light of Jim Comey's reported selection as FBI director, this 2005 speech---published later in the Green Bag---is a matter of inherent interest. It's one of the things I'll be reading over the next fe... -
POTUS Plans to Nominate James B. Comey as Next FBI Director
So report the New York Times and the Washington Post. -
Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Approach
Editor's Note: below you'll find the third in a series of posts by David Kris on surveillance reform. -
Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Challenges
Editor's Note: this is the second in a series of four posts by David Kris, on large-scale surveillance reform. -
Thoughts on a Blue-Sky Overhaul of Surveillance Laws: Introduction
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of four posts, in which David S. Kris discusses the possibility of wide-ranging reform to U.S. surveillance law. -
The Way of the Kris: David Kris Guest Blogging Starting Tomorrow
The dictionary defines a "kris" as "a Malayan and Indonesian stabbing or slashing knife with a scalloped edge." On this site, however, The Way of the Kris is not some new Mark Mazzetti book about Obama a... -
Center for Democracy and Technology Report on USG Proposals to Expand CALEA to Peer-to-Peer Communications
The New York Times has a story about the problems of expanding CALEA to on peer-to-peer communications. The story discusses a Center for Democracy and Technology report on the topic by several experts. ... -
Susan Landau on Obama Administration's New Wiretapping Proposal
Charlie Savage reported in the NYT today that the Obama administration “is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it e... -
New Tech and National Security Law -- Memoto
One of the fun parts of working in the cybersecurity field is that you often come across new technology that is interesting, dismaying, disturbing or just plain cool. Sometimes the technology is all of ...
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