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Early Edition: October 29, 2021
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How Many (More) Sudanese Have to Die for Democracy?
Mass protests planned for Saturday will be a test of wills. It is safe to bet on the Sudanese people to brave the threat of escalated violence. The question is whether political…
Client-Side Scanning: A New Front In the War on User Control of Technology
When technology has expanded to nearly every corner of our lives, how much control should users have over the devices they own?
Watchlisting the World: Digital Security Infrastructures, Informal Law, and the “Global War on Terror”
The Global Counterterrorism Forum's new "toolkit" ignores input, tracks US practice to dangerously expand the unaccountable post-9/11 system.
Early Edition: October 28, 2021
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ASEAN Has Failed on Myanmar. What’s Next?
ASEAN excluded the Myanmar junta from its summit this week - but remains reluctant to condemn the coup or provide robust help to the people of Myanmar. How should the rest of the…
The Ballooning Biden Defense Budget
There is a bipartisan path to cut unnecessary spending in the defense budget that protects U.S. security in a cost-effective way.
Early Edition: October 27, 2021
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20 Years After the Patriot Act, America Must End Secret Law
Of the many abuses that sprung from the Patriot Act’s toxic soil, the most pernicious and enduring is the growth of secret laws. The insistence that the government must not only…
Rethinking Surveillance on the 20th Anniversary of the Patriot Act
20 years ago, Congress enacted the PATRIOT Act. It's time to move on from that outmoded model of surveillance.
Congress Debates Cyber Incident Reporting Deadlines in the NDAA
The next NDAA could require cyber incident reporting for critical cyber infrastructure owners and operators within 24 or 72 hours of the incident.
Early Edition: October 26, 2021
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