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Concealing Surveillance: The Government’s Disappearing Section 702 Notices

The impending sunset of FISA Section 702 gives Congress an opportunity to examine how it is working in practice and ensure sweeping reform.
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The Government’s Section 702 Playbook Doesn’t Work Anymore

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…
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UN Counterterrorism and Technology: What Role for Human Rights in Security?

A key UN committee opened its doors to civil society and experts, but the resulting Delhi Declaration contains little of that input thus far.
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Dawning Digital Data Access via New EU Law

The EU Digital Service Act offers hope for increased data access for researchers that can help counter disinformation.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Red paint splattered by abortion rights activists is seen on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Retrenchment of the Federal Right to Abortion: How Dobbs Threatens National Security

The Dobbs decision has broad national security implications, increasing the risk of political violence and damaging US standing in the world.

Opening Stages in UN Cybercrime Treaty Talks Reflect Human Rights Risks

The first session provided a valuable view into where States stand, what the convention may aim to achieve, and its political viability.
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Data and Democracy: Three Things the Biden-Harris Administration Should Do to Tackle Big Tech

The monetization of personal data poses a direct threat to civil rights and democracy. The good news: the Biden-Harris administration has an opportunity to check this destructive…
Officials from the South Korean Central Election Management Committee and election observers count votes cast of Parliamentary election amid the coronavirus outbreak on April 15, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Everyone wears a mask properly over their mouth and nose.

COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Civil and Political Rights

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] States around the world have had…
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National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 28 to Apr. 3)

Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
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Contesting the Legality of Internet Shutdowns

As government communications shutdowns become more frequent, legal challenges citing international human rights law and domestic constitutional protections are also on the rise.…

Security Clearance Records, FOIA, and Privacy: What Went Wrong for Abigail Spanberger

How did an unredacted copy of a security clearance application for a former CIA officer-turned Democratic candidate land in the hands of a GOP super PAC?
Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and ranking member Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) participate in a markup hearing before the House Judiciary Committee March 29, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

The USA Liberty Act — aka Don’t Let the Constitutional be the Enemy of the Unconstitutional

The House Judiciary Committee has completed its markup of a major surveillance reform bill intended to better protect Americans’ privacy and enhance transparency. Responding…
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