Latest in Surveillance & Privacy
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The Privacy Act Project: Revisiting and Revising the Privacy Act of 1974
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Lessons From Contact-Tracing and Exposure-Notification Apps
The digital apps can be effective in curbing coronavirus spread—but not everyone will benefit from them. -
To Oversee or to Overrule: What is the Role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Under FISA Section 702?
Is the FISC failing its responsibilities with respect to the function it performs in the Section 702 program? Given the role the FISC is intended to play with respect to its oversight of the Section 702 ... -
How a Norwegian Government Report Shows the Limits of CFIUS Data Reviews
CFIUS forced a Chinese firm to sell Grindr in 2019. Yet the application is sharing data widely today, including to a company in China. -
Data Brokers and National Security
Policymakers have paid scant consideration to the national security implications of unfettered, largely unregulated data brokering. That may be changing. -
Machines Learn That Brussels Writes the Rules: The EU’s New AI Regulation
Europe’s new AI proposal sets out a nuanced regulatory structure with several important innovations. But the initiative also appears to have some surprising gaps. -
A Multilateral Surveillance Accord: Setting the Table
Stakeholders are increasingly advocating for a multilateral accord on government surveillance. -
Civil Liberties Groups Ask Supreme Court to Make FISC Opinions Public
The petitioners argue that the First Amendment gives the public the right to access FISC decisions and that redactions should only serve legitimate national security interests. -
Federal Privacy Rules Must Get “Data Broker” Definitions Right
Some U.S. laws and documents provide a foundation. But is a distinction between “data brokers” and the practice of “data brokerage” the right approach? -
A Broader Look at Privacy Remedies
In a paper we are making public today, we go beyond private right of action and preemption to consider enforcement frameworks outside the privacy field. -
Protect Privacy. That’s an Order.
In the U.S. legal framework, there is ample precedent for using an executive order or presidential directive to limit intelligence activities and establish safeguards to protect privacy and civil liberti... -
Canada’s Defense Strategy Falls Behind in the Quantum Age
Spurred on by recent quantum computing milestones, a global “quantum race” is underway—but Canada is still without a strategy.


