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The Cato Institute hosted a day-long conference on government surveillance and privacy issues. This portion included a discussion with members from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight …

Surveillance and security experts were among the speakers at the Cato Institute’s 2018 Surveillance Conference. In this part, five of those experts delivered ‘flash talks’ on a variety of se…

The National Security Agency’s general counsel Glenn Gerstell delivered the keynote address at the American Bar Association’s national security conference. A panel on cybersecurity and surve…

Justice Department officials and international law attorneys discussed the pros and cons of the newly passed Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD) for data providers and law enf…

Privacy advocates, legal scholars and the U.S. deputy assistant attorney general, talked about issues related to a legislative proposal that allows foreign police access to U.S. social media…

In presentations on international views and laws related to U.S. intelligence gathering and data collection, Alan Butler presented a short talk, “Schrems and the International Backlash Again…

Panelists discussed statutory and constitutional issues related to security, privacy, and the governmental and private sector use of technology in homeland security. Topics included National…

Legal analysts talked about government surveillance and data gathering technologies and argued they were outpacing laws intended to regulate them. “New Developments in Surveillance Techno…

Jennifer Daskal and Charles Stimson talked about the legal issues surrounding President Obama’s request for Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS.

Panelists talked about the tensions between civil liberties and national security. They focused on the Fourth Amendment and the Third Party Doctrine. The Third Party Doctrine, a controversia…

Jennifer Daskal talked about the trials she witnessed at the Cuban base and her organization’s ongoing effort to alter U.S. policy at Guantanamo Bay. She responded to telephone calls and…