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Results of High Commissioner’s Data Call Available Online
We blogged earlier about the “data call” initiated by the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights in response to paragraph 5 of General Assembly Resolution 68/167 on the right…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 5-Apr.11)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Thomas Earnest and Ruchi Parekh, UK Surveillance Watchdog Releases Report Endorsing UK Surveillance Programs (Friday, Apr. 11) Shaheed…
Why the CIA? Why no U.S. acknowledgement?
Just to follow up on Ryan’s post: Mark Mazzetti’s story for the Times, assuming it is accurate, confirms what I tried to explain in a post a few weeks ago —…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 29-Apr. 4)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Jameel Jaffer. Searchable Database of NSA Documents (Friday, Apr. 4) Ryan Goodman, John Bellinger’s Testimony before the PCLOB (and…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 22-29)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Just Security, AUBLR’s Symposium on The Role of Private Companies in National Security (Friday, Mar. 28) Jennifer Granick, DOJ…
GTMO Case to Watch in the Supreme Court [UPDATED]
The Supreme Court has relisted for conference three times a pending Guantánamo habeas petition, Hussain v. Obama, No. 13-638. The Court will consider the case for the fourth…
The Extraterritorial Right to Privacy: An Opportunity to Impact the Debate
A codicil to our ongoing discussion of the human rights implications of foreign and mass surveillance (see prior posts by Ryan Goodman (here and here), Philip Alston, Jennifer…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 15-21)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Thomas Earnest, Is the ODNI Approach to Secrecy and Transparency Evolving? (Friday, Mar. 21) Thomas Earnest, PCLOB Hearing on Section…
Just Security Summer Internship — Now Accepting Applications
Just Security is currently accepting applications for two internship positions for the summer 2014. The full job posting can be found here and is copied below. Please do forward…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 8-14)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Kate Martin, Guest Post: How President Obama can fulfill his promise to end bulk collection of telephone metadata, while preserving intelligence…
Caroline Krass Confirmed as CIA General Counsel
I am delighted to report that the Senate just confirmed my friend and former colleague Caroline Krass to be General Counsel at the CIA, by a vote of 95-4. (“No” votes…
The United States’ Position on Extraterritoriality: The Time For Change Is Now
[Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the extraterritorial application of human rights treaties in light of the release of two State Department memos and…