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The Vodafone Transparency Report
I’m sure that I and others will have more to say about this in the future, but in the meantime, here is the summary and 88-page Vodafone transparency report that has been widely -
Germany’s Prosecutor Rolls Up His Sleeves On NSA Surveillance
A few weeks ago, Ben posted some comments about a Der Spiegel article that suggested the tensions between the United States and Germany were likely to die down. Not so fast, it appears. Germany’s top pro... -
The Bergdahl Swap: Who Kicked Off the "Political Football" Game?
President Obama complained yesterday that Sergeant Bergdahl is “not a political football.” That should be true, but unfortunately President Obama is responsible for kicking off the football game by ann... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion of Normandy remains the largest seaborne military invasion in history, and its importance for the Second World War was monumental. To commem... -
Video of Today's SSCI Hearing
I haven't watched it yet, as I was doing a different event at the time of the hearing. But thanks to the magic of CSPAN and it's belated, but very welcome propensity for embed codes . . -
Live at 2PM EST: Brookings Event on the Future of U.S. Surveillance Authorities
Today is the anniversary of the first Snowden disclosures, and Ben is moderating a debate on the future of U.S. intelligence collection authorities. The resolution is “U.S. surveillance authorities requi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Still leading the news: The recent release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity, in exchange for transferring five Taliban Guantanamo detainees to Qatar for a year. In an address yesterday, Iran... -
SSCI Open Hearing on the USA Freedom Act
The hearing on FISA reforms will get going today at 2:30 p.m, and (as always) be broadcasted live via C-SPAN. The witness line-up is below with links to written statements. First Panel (Government): Ja... -
Vice-President Cheney’s Funny Criticism of President Obama for Not Complying with the GTMO Notice Requirement
I laughed when I heard former Vice-President Cheney on the Laura Ingraham show (approximately the 8:15-9:10 mark) criticizing President Obama for not notifying Congress under Section 1035 of the 2014 NDA... -
Russell Wheeler: The Changing Composition of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and What If Anything To Do About It (Lawfare Research Paper Series)
The question of the composition of the FISA Court---politically, demographically, and in terms of professional background---has arisen periodically throughout the last year. It has given rise to news cov... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The controversy over the liberation of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl continues. Early today, the Taliban released a video showing Bergdahl's handover to U.S. forces. He is shown with a clean-shaven head and face, a... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #22: An Interview with Ron Deibert
We begin this week’s podcast with Edward Snowden’s NBC interview and the kerfuffle over his claim to have raised concerns about the agency’s intelligence programs before he launched his campaign of leaks...
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