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Brett Kavanaugh’s Internet
When the Supreme Court first encountered the internet, the justices expressed wonder at its potential. “It is ‘no exaggeration to conclude that the content on the Internet is as diverse as human thought... -
Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part II
In the first part of this series on the counterintelligence implications of artificial intelligence (AI), I discussed AI and counterintelligence at a high level and described some features of each that I... -
How the FISA Court Really Works
The president and his allies have a new line of attack against the Carter Page FISA application: the FISA Court did not hold a hearing to adjudicate the merits of the application. As one of the early ped... -
Privacy Shield on Shaky Ground: What’s Up With EU-U.S. Data Privacy Regulations
There’s a lot going on in the privacy and data protection world. But one of the most pressing issues is the uncertain fate of Privacy Shield, the framework governing the flow of data between the EU and t... -
Full Oral Argument Audio in United States v. Hasbajrami
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument on Monday in United States v. Hasbajrami, which challenges the constitutionality of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillan... -
A Proposed Agenda for a New PCLOB
President Trump recently nominated Travis LeBlanc and Aditya Bamzai as members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), placing a full set of five nominees before the Senate and creati... -
It’s Time for the Senate to Act on PCLOB Nominations
The White House’s announcement of the intended nominations of Travis LeBlanc and Aditya Bamzai to be members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) is a welcome development for this l... -
Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part I
Artificial intelligence will change the world. Because so many people and companies believe this, AI and the entire technological ecosystem in which it functions are highly valuable to private-sector org... -
Brett Kavanaugh's Failure to Acknowledge the Changes in Communications Technology: The Implications for Privacy
Facebook became available to the general public in 2006; Apple's smartphone was announced the following year. In little over a decade, the devices, and the communications they engender, have become ubiqu... -
Sound Recommendations on Digital Evidence and Law Enforcement
Professor Jennifer Daskal and Will Carter of the Center for Strategic and International Studies have written a terrific report, “Low- -
What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Applications
The release of the Carter Page FISA applications represents a monumental disclosure to the public—and underlines just how disingenuous House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes has been. -
A Deeper Look at Deepfakes: Our New Article and an Event at Heritage on Thursday
Back in February, we joined forces in this post to draw attention to the wide array of dangers to individuals and to society posed by advances in “deepfake” technology (that is, the capacity to alter aud...
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