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President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during his last daily morning briefing at Palacio Nacional on September 30, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Persecution by Other Means: Mexico and the First Test of the ICC’s Cyber Policy

A new report finds that the Mexican government's actions against journalists from 2018 to 2024 could constitute grounds to investigate the crime of persecution.
Kouloglou, dressed in a blue suit and white, open-neck shirt, stands in a street holding a mobile phone in one hand in front of him, as if he is either speaking to someone on it via video or taking a photo.

Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security

States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework.
A blue architectural blueprint-style graphic with white grid lines and hand-lettered labels arranged like room names on a floor plan, overlaid with the white text "Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints."

Building Governing Machinery for the Next Pro-Democracy Moment

Domestic policy experts offer principles for reinvention meant to inform the work of policymakers, advocates, and governance rebuilders as they redesign federal institutions.
Security cameras are seen in the foreground as the United States national flag flies at the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou on July 14, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

AI and Warrantless Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

The use of LLMs for foreign intelligence surveillance erodes the rules put in place to safeguard Americans' civil liberties.
This photograph shows a handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, with logos (from L) of Proton AG's Lumo, Meta AI, Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), xAI's Grok, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity, Deepseek, OpenAI's Chat GPT, Google's Notebook LLM and generative AI music app Suno, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on July 15, 2026.

AI and the Commercial Data Loophole

The Pentagon’s new deals to deploy commercial LLMs on its classified networks provide it with a powerful surveillance capability that could be turned on Americans.
Bill Pulte, then Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2026.

The Acting DNI and the Intelligence Office Trump Wants

Bill Pulte’s appointment as Acting Director of National Intelligence suggests that ODNI may now be serving a more political function than advising the president.
The U.S. Capitol is seen after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bogus “Antifa” Designations and FBI Warrantless Access to Americans’ Communications

"Any expert of national security surveillance law following the government’s escalating actions on “antifa” can connect the dots to FISA electronic surveillance."
​Wide angle shot of a U.S. Capitol Police ​officer stand​ing in a ​dim hallway ​inside the U.S. Capitol​. A bright light illuminates the space from above.

Claude and the Constitution: Questions Congress Should Ask Before Renewing Section 702

Experts share questions Congress, journalists, and the public should ask executive branch officials on surveillance authorities.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestures near a podium in front of an American flag.

Big Tech’s Moment of Truth on AI Safety

AI companies should resist the urge to undercut Anthropic and use their collective leverage to make clear that access to frontier models comes with limits.
photograph of Travis LeBlanc speaking into a microphone.

“Fired” Member of U.S. Privacy Oversight Board Discusses What He Considers at Stake

"The risks to U.S. persons, as well as non-U.S. persons, from the misuse, abuse, and exfiltration of data are quite substantial."
Biometric eye scan and network

Expand, Don’t Dismantle, America’s Privacy Watchdog

Strengthening independent oversight of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board would provide crucial accountability and transparency.
surveillance cameras

What Just Happened: What Trump’s Hobbling of the Privacy Oversight Board Portends for Exercise of Surveillance Powers

A “small” story about the removal of the three Democrats on the Private and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) is ominous.
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