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"The Anti-Democratic, Anti-Transparency Ideology that Prevails at Lawfare"
I learned a lot about Lawfare---and about myself---yesterday from Conor Friedersdorf's rather bitter critique of my post on the decision to award the Pulitzer public service award to the Guardian and the... -
The Washington Post and Guardian Pulitzers: I Dissent
I know it is rude and churlish to offer anything but warm congratulations when former colleagues win a major prize—much less journalism's most prestigious award. -
Cyber Paradox: Every Offensive Weapon is a (Potential) Chink in Our Defense -- and Vice Versa
As Ben notes, the USG denied a Bloomberg News report that the “U.S. -
NSA Knew About and Exploited Heartbleed---Unless it Didn't
The other day, walking out of Aikido class, I was chatting with a friend about Heartbleed. I joked that the latest revelation reminded me of a scene from the classic Martin Scorsese movie, After Hours. I... -
On the Data Retention Directive Case
In another round of “privacy versus security” in the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on April 8, 2014 struck down the European Union’s Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC. -
The National Security Agency at the Crossroads: Audio of Sessions
The following is audio of the conference last week in Austin hosted by the Intelligence Studies Project, a joint venture of the Strauss Center and Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin. -
Yale Symposium: Unpacking NSA's Global Problem
On Sunday, the Yale Information Society Project held an excellent symposium on the international policy implications of “Big Data.” I took part in the event (see livestream here), which touched on many t... -
A Summary of Friday's Decision in al-Aulaqi v. Panetta
As Ben mentioned on Friday, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a Bivens suit brought by the families of Anwar al-Aulaqi, his son Abdulrahman, and Sam... -
Clearing Up Surveillance
Henry V’s claim to the throne of France is “as clear as is the summer’s sun,” explains the Archbishop of Canterbury in Shakespeare’s play. The joke, of course, is that he has come to this conclusion fol... -
Mining Big Data for Public Opinion on NSA
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A Moment of Levity
A moment of levity from the NSA conference Bobby is hosting down at University of Texas. Towards the end of an excellent discussion between Hanni Fakhoury, Benjamin Powell and Ahmed Ghappour about the fu... -
Three Speeches on Cybersecurity by Dan Geer
Cyber security maven Dan Geer has given three speeches in the last six months that are worth a read: (a) APT in a World of Rising Interdependence, given last month at the NSA; (b) We Are All Intelligence...
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