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The Year That Was (2023)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2023. -
When You Roam, You’re Not Alone
A fix is long overdue for one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks. -
The Right to Reality
AI-generated content might cause the marketplace of ideas to fail. Recognition of the right to reality might safeguard space for democratic deliberation. -
The House Judiciary Committee’s Bipartisan Disaster
The House Judiciary Committee’s 702 reauthorization would be reauthorization in name only. It’s a repeal of one of the nation’s key intelligence authorities. -
Expanding the Reverse Targeting Prohibition: A Back Door Repeal of 702?
While much of the 702 reauthorization debate has focused on the U.S. person query issue, another potential change—reverse targeting—could effectively repeal the authority. -
The House Seeks to Crown a (Section 702) Queen
Unpacking the competing bills and the unusual legislative maneuver central to this week’s House vote on Section 702 reauthorization. -
The Expiration Date on Privacy Protections for Americans Abroad
The FISA sunset debate isn’t just about Section 702. It’s also about the rights of Americans when outside the U.S. -
The Vulnerability and Protection of Student Data
Student data contains important information on minors and young adults, but the regulations protecting student data are not comprehensive. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Matthew Tokson on Government Purchases of Private Data
Is the government bypassing the Fourth Amendment to purchase private data? -
Navigating Toward an EU-U.S. Agreement on Electronic Evidence
Several models exist for an agreement, but reaching one will require navigating sovereignty and rule-of-law challenges. -
Two Bills and the Congressional Divide Over Section 702 Reauthorization
With FISA Section 702 soon set to expire, two Senate bills and a House report frame the reauthorization debate as it comes down to the wire. -
Data Brokers, Military Personnel, and National Security Risks
A new study dives into the multibillion-dollar data brokerage ecosystem and the kinds of data that U.S. companies gather and sell about service members, veterans, and their families.