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Fourth Circuit Rejects Wikimedia’s Suit Against the NSA on Secrecy Grounds
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, claimed that the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance program captures its international communications and is a violation of its First Amendment free-speech righ... -
Supreme Court to Hear State Secrets Case on FBI Surveillance
The court’s ruling in FBI v. Fazaga could have significant implications for future challenges to government surveillance under FISA and to the government’s use of the state secrets privilege. -
Apple Client-Side Scanning Takes A Pause
Late on Friday, Apple stated that it would postpone its plans to deploy a system that scanned images on iPhones for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). -
U.K.’s Post-Brexit Strategy on Cross-Border Data Flows
On Aug. 25, the U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) released important details about its post-Brexit strategy for cross-border flows of personal data. What's in the release? -
The Apple Client-Side Scanning System
Apple’s efforts, though commendable, raise as many questions as they answer. -
Data Brokers Are Advertising Data on U.S. Military Personnel
The trend underscores the broader threats posed by the unregulated data brokerage ecosystem to civil rights and national security. -
DNI Releases Semiannual Section 702 Report
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Manufactured Whistleblowing: Data Leaks as Subversion
Manufactured whistleblowing has become an element of disinformation campaigns to disrupt Taiwan’s sovereignty and stability. -
Legal Tetris and the FBI’s ANOM Program
It turns out that running a fake encryption company leaves a lot for the lawyers to sort out. -
U.K.’s Online Safety Bill: Not That Safe, After All?
The U.K. government's long-awaited Online Safety Bill was published on May 12. What does it say? -
Report Finds Widespread Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Federal Agencies Could Pose Privacy Risk
The report recommends that agencies track and assess the systems they use to mitigate the privacy and accuracy risks. -
Progress on Transatlantic Data Transfers? The Picture After the US-EU Summit
President Biden’s June 15 summit meeting in Brussels with EU leadership put cooperation on technology and trade at the forefront of the transatlantic relationship, but it did not yield a breakthrough in ...
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