According to a Justice Department report, body cameras could improve officer professionalism, identify officers that abuse their authority, and help correct questionable police behavior. Recent studies…
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FBI Oversight Hearing – Will we get some answers?
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing of the FBI on Wednesday, May 21. There are plenty of things to oversee with respect to FBI’s…
NSA Reforms Move Forward in Congress – With a Clear Prohibition on Bulk Collection But Still Missing Important Transparency and Oversight Provisions
We have focused a lot on NSA reform since the disclosure of sweeping surveillance last summer, and now Congress is finally taking steps to move…
Argument Recap: Justices Look to Limit Warrantless Cell Phone Searches
Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, two cases involving the warrantless search of an individual’s cell phone incident to…
White Hat, Black Hat, Bleeding Heart
Let’s start with the Heartbleed bug. Since the announcement of Heartbleed last week, everyone has been paying attention to security vulnerabilities – a typically niche technical…
There Are No OLC Opinions About PRISM or 215, So Who Decided It Was Legal?
In light of the President’s recent announcement that the NSA’s bulk collection of telephone metadata will end, there is a renewed interest in Congress to revise U.S. surveillance…
The FBI is “Working” on an Updated Privacy Statement for Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology presents a serious risk to privacy and civil liberties because it can so easily be deployed covertly, from a distance, and on…
Sometimes In Class Action Settlements Plaintiffs Gain Nothing, But Risk Everything
When I refer to the Constitution’s “Double Jeopardy Clause,” people know what I mean. You can’t be tried twice for the same crime. Many have…
Offensive Cyber Operations and America’s Grand Strategy Mistake
The New York Times recently revealed a secret debate that has been taking place behind the scenes within the Obama Administration regarding whether or not to undertake…
New Reports Reveal Flaw in Government’s Justification for NSA Metadata Program
New reports from the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post reveal that the NSA’s collection of telephone call records under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act is…