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You may not have read much about the latest big scoop in The Intercept, released Friday evening under the bylines of Peter Maass and Laura Poitras and headlined "Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and ...
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I have just read George Packer's profile of Laura Poitras in the New Yorker, which centers around her new, long-awaited film about Edward Snowden. The film, due for release October 24 and called Citizenf...
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Here's some video of some recent NSA debates.
Here's one that took place a couple of weeks ago at Georgetown on "The NSA, Privacy & the Global Internet: Perspectives on EO 12333." Participants included ...
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Twitter filed suit yesterday against Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, and the FBI in the District Court for the Northern Dist...
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In January 2014, the NSA’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Office (CLPO) was created. The CLPO was tasked with ensuring that civil liberties and privacy protection considerations are integrated into the NSA’...
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Last Friday plaintiffs (appellees/cross-appellants) in Klayman v. Obama filed their reply to the government's response and reply brief. The plaintiffs' new 38-page filing largely reiterates arguments fro...
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Speaking of National Security Letter (NSL) challenges: tomorrow morning Judges Ikuta, N. Randy Smith and Murguia of the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in In re National Security Letter, Under Seal...
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Permit me a small amount of self-promotion, with apologies. But ABA Publishing has, today, released a new book, Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security, of which I...
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You read that right: Hong Kongers have found an app that allows users to communicate without using the Internet or mobile signals.
Specifically, the Firechat app utilizes Bluetooth technology to allow u...
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Apple has encrypted its iPhone6 for real, that is, removing the backdoor for government warrants. The FBI is erupting, claiming that that this will create problems for law enforcement, raising the specte...
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Lawfare's own Ashley Deeks (University of Virginia School of Law) has released a new article, "An International Legal Framework for Surveillance," available on SSRN and forthcoming in the Virginia Journa...