by rgb | Mar 3, 2017 | Writing
In this opinion piece, Granick uses current events, specifically the wiretapping and subsequent resignation of national security advisor Michael Flynn, to explain “incidental collection” and “minimization rules” affecting American...
by rgb | Sep 29, 2016 | Writing
In our previous posts, we’ve argued that the NSA is collecting massive amounts of data about US citizens under conditions that have nothing to do with terrorism or national security, thanks to the authorities granted to the US government by section 702 of the Foreign...
by rgb | Sep 22, 2016 | Writing
Last week, we argued that the public discussion surrounding two of the government’s most controversial mass surveillance programs – PRISM and Upstream – has not sufficiently acknowledged the broad scope of collection under these programs, which take place under...
by rgb | Sep 15, 2016 | Writing
The legal authority behind the controversial PRISM and Upstream surveillance programs used by the NSA to collect large swaths of private communications from leading Internet companies – Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) – is scheduled to...
by rgb | Mar 24, 2016 | Writing
Last week, at an event co-hosted by Just Security and NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice, the NSA’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Director Rebecca Richards dropped the ball. When asked whether Americans should be comfortable with our current surveillance regime should...
by rgb | Feb 22, 2016 | Writing
Last week’s big cybersecurity news was that the FBI obtained a court order to force Apple to develop new software that would bypass several iPhone security features so the FBI can attempt to unlock the work phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple plans to...
