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Voice of America is reporting that the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta (like the U.S.
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United States privacy law traditionally has only protected the privacy of those in the United States and U.S. citizens abroad. Over at Just Security, David Cole argues that this should change. Privacy is...
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The latest cache of documents released by the DNI does not contain any explosive new revelations. Unlike previous releases, it does not show big problems under either Section 215 or Section 702 that prod...
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The hearing, entitled "Potential Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)" is happening now. Watch the video below, and check out the prepared statements:
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Count me as very skeptical about the suggestions in recent days that neither the White House nor the congressional intelligence committees knew about NSA collections against leaders in allied countries.
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The Justice Department recently changed its policy on notice to criminal defendants about the use of evidence derived from surveillance under Section 702 of FISA.
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I have not read these yet but will do so over the next few days and offer thoughts and summaries as I do.
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The "NSA Affair" still commands German headlines. Over the weekend, the news was dominated by the fit-for-a-spy-novel revelations that the top floor of the U.S. Embassy on Pariser Platz (overlooking the ...
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Back in early September, I discussed Germany’s deep concern about allegations that the United States had been conducting surveillance on foreign leaders’ email and phone conversations. At the time, Germ...
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In what could be a consequential move, federal prosecutors this week informed a man accused of providing material support to the Islamic Jihad Union ("IJU") that they intend to "offer into evidence or ot...
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I haven't watched this yet. Will publish thoughts on it after I have done so---if I have any. In the meantime, here are Josh Gerstein's from Politico:
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White House counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco has a piece in USA Today on NSA surveillance matters. The key paragraph:
All three branches of government play a role in overseeing our intelligence activ...