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The Private Frontline in Cybersecurity Offense and Defense

Two reports released Tuesday highlight the important role private actors are playing in cybersecurity defense. Cybersecurity company FireEye released a report on espionage activities…
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Should Foreign Nationals Get the Same Privacy Protections under NSA Surveillance–or Less (or More)?

When it comes to mass surveillance, should foreign nationals in foreign territory be afforded the same privacy protections as one’s own nationals? According to a recent report…
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Bugs, Bounties, and Blowback

Last week news broke of a major software bug—now termed “Shellshock”—in open-source software used in Linux and UNIX operating systems. Security experts have warned that…
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It’s Time to Pass the USA Freedom Act—Warts and All

Thirteen years after 9/11, the United States Congress appeared poised to begin the long overdue process of reining-in the intelligence establishment’s runaway surveillance practices.…
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FBI is Hurting Apple and Google’s Competitiveness with Crypto Backdoor Demands

Last week, FBI Director James B. Comey dispatched his minions to yell at Apple and Google for architecting their smartphones such that government officials cannot decrypt information…
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United States Stops Spying on Western Europe—for Now

The CIA has paused its espionage activities against “friendly governments in Western Europe,” according to a report by the Associated Press and ABC News that broke on Sept.…
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Myth Busting?: NSA Mass Foreign Surveillance Over 30 Years Ago

NSA surveillance, in the context of post-9/11 counterterrorism, is often characterized by an exceptional technological capacity and strategic commitment to “Collect It All.”…
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The PCLOB Report and Eight Questions About Section 702

Note: The views expressed below are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of PCLOB or its other Board members. On July 2, Professor Jennifer Granick posed the question:…
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Beyond the US-German Case: Understanding the Espionage “Rules of the Game”

As a former Chief of Europe Division in the CIA, I have no comment to offer concerning the Germany espionage flap, of which I know nothing, save for what I have read in the press.…
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Did PCLOB Answer My Eight Questions About Section 702?

TL;DR: A little bit, but not enough. Yesterday, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) issued a massive report about the legally and technologically complicated…
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Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Releases Report on Section 702 Surveillance (Full Text)

On Tuesday evening, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)—an independent body within the Executive Branch—released a major report concerning the National…
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UN Human Rights Committee’s Report on US Compliance with the ICCPR: National Security Highlights

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued its Concluding Observations (full text) assessing US compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights…
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