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Justice Department Charges Suspected Leaker of Classified Documents
The 21-year-old from Massachusetts is charged with two counts having to do with unauthorized release of national defense information and classified material. -
A Brief History of Programmatic Collection Pre-Section 702
Given the importance of Section 702’s collection authorities for national security, it is worth reviewing how it compares to the original FISA. -
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.
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