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On September 17th, thousands of pagers exploded across southern Lebanon, Beirut, and Syria. The explosions, followed the next day by exploding walkie talkies, killed dozens, including…

The exploding pagers in Lebanon raise a number of factual and legal questions related to the obligations of the attacker under the law of armed conflict.

If adopted, the draft treaty would allow States to undermine human rights protection and security of digital communications.

The Government Surveillance Reform Act proposes that Section 702 be renewed, but it also mandates a host of changes that impair the agility of Section 702 as an intelligence tool.

The latest in our series on the FISA Section 702 reauthorization and reform debate.

Tech companies need to be familiar with IHL to protect their employees, properties, and surrounding civilians during armed conflict.

Seasoned intelligence law expert and DOJ alum David Aaron explains why Section 702 must be reauthorized, why reforms that help the program evolve over time are useful, and where…

Part II of a series discussing the digital-privacy paradox emerging from a Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States.

The third-party paradox has massive implications for privacy rights and raises important questions about how to challenge the government’s request for information that might…

Part I of a series discussing the digital-privacy paradox emerging from a Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States.

Imposing robust safeguards for searches of Americans' communications in the FISA Section 702 program should be an easy path to preserving the program's intelligence value when…

As Maui heals from the fires, communities can lay the foundations for social and infrastructure resilience in the face of future disasters.