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Oversight Board’s Watchlist Report Underscores Need for Major Overhaul
The PCLOB's release of its report on terrorist watchlists makes it clear that sweeping changes to the watchlist system are long past due.
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.
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.
A Start for AI Transparency at DHS with Room to Grow
An assessment of the achievements and areas for improvement in the DHS's most recent AI use case inventory.
Border Technologies Under Trump 2.0
With few safeguards to govern AI deployment, high-risk experimentation at the border will likely continue during Trump's second term.
Law and Leadership for National Security in 2025 and Beyond
Former US intelligence attorney discusses importance of a steady hand at senior US intelligence positions in 2025 and beyond.
The Just Security Podcast: How Border Technologies Impact Migration
Judith Cabrera and Petra Molnar discuss how border technologies are impacting migration and what to expect from the incoming Trump administration.
The U.S. National Security Memorandum on AI: Leading Experts Weigh In
Leading experts unpack the Biden administration's National Security Memorandum on AI.
AI at UNGA79: Recapping Key Themes
Leaders emphasized the importance of global AI governance at this year's U.N. General Assembly high-level week.
Warrantless “Defensive” Searches of FISA Section 702 Data Violate the Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment requires that queries of the FISA Section 702 database for information about U.S. persons be performed pursuant to a court order, regardless of whether the…
Time for U.S. Intelligence to Ask: How Did We Alienate so Many Americans?
"Two years before the next round of debate over Section 702, an earlier, deeper, and more wide-ranging conversation needs to take place between the intelligence and civil liberties…
Children’s Personal Photos Are Powering AI Exploitation
Children deserve privacy. They deserve to safely learn, grow, and play online, without fear that their identities might be stolen and weaponized against them.