Intelligence & Surveillance
Just Security’s expert authors provide legal and policy analysis of intelligence and surveillance activities, focusing on their impact on national security and on civil liberties and privacy rights, and their oversight by Congress and the courts.
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NATO Must Boost Hybrid Warfare Defenses
As the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, NATO must get serious about building resilience against hybrid warfare.
How the U.S. Government Built the Largest System of Prior Restraint in U.S. History
Prepublication review has ballooned since 1980 Supreme Court decision in Snepp v. U.S.
Foreign Agents Registration Act Reform: On the 2022 Agenda?
Justice Department invites public comment on proposed reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Here's an expert explainer.
Foreign Disinformation: What the US Government Can Start Doing Now
Two recent commissions, while diagnosing the challenge differently, reached some similar conclusions on steps to take.
FARA’s Next Big Year
There are big anticipated changes in the law, enforcement, and administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act in 2022.
2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 5: Prepublication Review – How to Fix a Broken System
At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.
The Role for DHS in Countering the Disinformation Threat
DHS is well-placed to serve as the "truth-teller" to the American public.
Timeline for Anniversary of January 5: DOJ Election Fraud Investigations and GA Senate Runoff
While the nation turns its attention to the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, an important scheme having to do with the Jan. 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoff may…
Why Ending the Justice Department’s “China Initiative” is Vital to U.S. Security
The reverberating effects within the scientific community threaten to undermine the primacy of US science and technology at a crucial time.
The Use of Biometric Technologies for Counter-terrorism Purposes in a Human Rights Vacuum
CTED's "best practices" on biometrics miss a key dimension: international human rights law guidance.
SSCI Could Shake Up the Intelligence Community’s Whistleblowing System
Implementing SSCI reforms is crucial for building a whistleblowing system that intelligence workers can trust.
Expert Explainer: On Verizon’s Deadline for Turning Over Meadows’ Records to Congress
Former General Counsel of Verizon discusses why Meadows' lawsuit will stop the clock on Verizon turning over data to Congress--even though Meadows' lawyer failed to name company…