Latest in Surveillance & Privacy
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The Apple Client-Side Scanning System
Apple’s efforts, though commendable, raise as many questions as they answer. -
Data Brokers Are Advertising Data on U.S. Military Personnel
The trend underscores the broader threats posed by the unregulated data brokerage ecosystem to civil rights and national security. -
DNI Releases Semiannual Section 702 Report
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Manufactured Whistleblowing: Data Leaks as Subversion
Manufactured whistleblowing has become an element of disinformation campaigns to disrupt Taiwan’s sovereignty and stability. -
Legal Tetris and the FBI’s ANOM Program
It turns out that running a fake encryption company leaves a lot for the lawyers to sort out. -
U.K.’s Online Safety Bill: Not That Safe, After All?
The U.K. government's long-awaited Online Safety Bill was published on May 12. What does it say? -
Report Finds Widespread Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Federal Agencies Could Pose Privacy Risk
The report recommends that agencies track and assess the systems they use to mitigate the privacy and accuracy risks. -
Progress on Transatlantic Data Transfers? The Picture After the US-EU Summit
President Biden’s June 15 summit meeting in Brussels with EU leadership put cooperation on technology and trade at the forefront of the transatlantic relationship, but it did not yield a breakthrough in ... -
Lawfare Live: Adam Klein on FISA Applications
Join us for a discussion on FISA applications. -
Summary: Declassified Nov. 2020 FISC Opinion
On April 26, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) declassified a Nov. 18, 2020, ruling issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The decision grants the U.S. government... -
What I Found in 19 FISA Applications
A set of 19 complete FISA applications offered a chance to form impressions about what these applications contain, and how the information is presented, across different FBI agents and government attorne... -
Artificial Intelligence Act: What Is the European Approach for AI?
The European Commission has unveiled its Artificial Intelligence Act. What's in it?


