Executive Branch Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

The Debate About the NSA Is Over

Paul Rosenzweig
Monday, March 3, 2014, 11:17 AM
Well, not really.  But you know that a trend is going against the NSA when the American Bar Association offers a course entitled, "The Ethical Implications of NSA Surveillance."  According to the the ABA:
Our panel will take you through the revelations about NSA to date and outline the steps law firms can (and ethically must) take to protect their client data from prying eyes of all kinds - abroad and at home.  The primary rules involved are 1.1 (Competence) inclu

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Well, not really.  But you know that a trend is going against the NSA when the American Bar Association offers a course entitled, "The Ethical Implications of NSA Surveillance."  According to the the ABA:
Our panel will take you through the revelations about NSA to date and outline the steps law firms can (and ethically must) take to protect their client data from prying eyes of all kinds - abroad and at home.  The primary rules involved are 1.1 (Competence) including the new comment 8, regarding being competent with technology, and Rule 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information).
Ouch ... that last touch ("and at home") has to hurt.

Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

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