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Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (May 30–June 5)
I. Surveillance & Privacy A. Section 215 of the Patriot Act John Reed, Chris Soghoian on What’s Wrong With the Debate on Section 215 (Monday,…
Text of the Senate Bill for Closing Guantánamo Plus White House’s Veto Recommendation
This week, the full Senate is considering the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Authorization bill, the text of which was very recently made public. While the bill covers billions…
The costs of covertness (international law edition)
As regular JS readers know, I’ve published several posts here on the costs–to the public, and to the government–of one prominent aspect of the U.S.’s use…
Guest Post: Is There an International Duty to Use More Accurate Weapons?
In the heated debate about drones, relatively little attention has been given to their use by the US military to carry out attacks in battlefield zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq,…
“Surveillance reform plans [are] like indie rock bands”
They “seem to alienate many of their early core fans just as they achieve mainstream popularity.” Like the rare indie rock band, however (Sleater-Kinney comes to…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (May 23–29)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Cybersecurity Jameel Jaffer, Scaremongering About the Patriot Act Sunset (Sunday, May 24) Judith Germano, Guest Post: One More Reason for Companies…
One More Reason for Companies to Report Data Breaches
Trust. And benefits. Those are two key issues impacting effective cybersecurity collaboration: whether companies and their legal advisors trust the government enough to reach out…
Memorial Day Schedule at Just Security
In honor of Memorial Day, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule with a lower volume of posts than normal. If any major, time-sensitive developments occur, we also…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (May 16–22)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Cybersecurity Megan Graham, German Cooperation with NSA Spies Broader Than We Knew (Tuesday, May 19) Megan Graham, Transcript: Comey Says Authors…
What Civilians Themselves Say about Targeting and their Participation in Conflict
“What I think is that there is no line at all … Civilians can turn into fighters at any time. Anybody can change from a fighter to a civilian, all in one day, all in one moment.”…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (May 9–15)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & the Third Party Doctrine Faiza Patel, How the Second Circuit’s Decision in Clapper Informs the Section 215 Discussion (Monday,…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (May 2-8)
I. Surveillance & Privacy Just Security, USA Freedom Act: An Updated Readers’ Guide on Section 215 (Wednesday, May 6) Marty Lederman, [UPDATED With Details and Analysis]…