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Vicious Cycle: How Press Bias Fed FISA Abuse in the Trump-Russia Panic
It’s high time for the FBI to end its reliance on anonymous press reports to prove critical facts in FISA applications. -
Garland and Haines Send Letter to Congress Urging Section 702 Reauthorization
The attorney general and director of national intelligence co-authored a letter to congressi -
Livestream: A Conversation with Matt Olsen on the Reauthorization of FISA Section 702
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Reducing Government Overclassification of National Security Information
To rectify the widespread overclassification of government documents, policymakers might con -
If Congress Wants to Protect Section 702, It Needs to Rein in the FBI
Section 702 is vital to national security. That’s why Congress must stop the FBI’s overreach. -
FISA Section 702 (2008-2023?)
U.S. intelligence agencies rely on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor more than 200,000 overseas targets. But will next year be its last? -
Section 308’s Overbroad Restrictions on Post-Intelligence Community Jobs
Congress was right to legislate in response to Project Raven, but its solution limiting the jobs that intelligence community members can take after leaving the government is overbroad. With luck, the int... -
The ‘Three Rs’ of President Biden’s Trans-Atlantic Privacy Outreach
The new signals intelligence executive order is a positive response to prior privacy disagreements with the U.S. and European Union. European advocates would be wise to embrace it. -
What’s in Biden’s Executive Order on Signals Intelligence?
A brief summary of the Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities. -
Donald Trump and the Espionage Act
As president, Trump used the Espionage Act aggressively to prosecute leaks of information to the media. Now, Trump may be caught up in the act himself. -
New Statistics Confirm the Continuing Decline in the Use of National Surveillance Authorities
Here is an explainer of the data presented in three intelligence community reports released in April regarding the continuing decline in the use of national surveillance authorities over the past two yea... -
The Chatter Podcast: The Art of the Security State with Trevor Paglen
This week on Chatter, Shane Harris speaks to artist Trevor Paglen, who explores themes of surveillance, security, and secrecy.
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