Sloppy Cyber Threat Sharing Is Surveillance by Another Name
This post is the latest installment of our "Monday Reflections" feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks ahead to key developments on the horizon.
A Sunset Is A Beautiful Thing
In the wake of a recent appellate court's decision that the NSA's domestic dragnet collection of phone call records is illegal, political support for maintaining the legal provision that the government used to justify the program has all but vanished. For the first time in a dozen years, we have a real chance at ending one of the most abused and misused parts of US surveillance law. Congress should allow section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act to expire.
Sen. Paul's Great Surveillance 'Filibuster' and What to Expect Next
By Patrick Eddington and Jennifer Granick
ACLU v. Clapper Will End the Telephone Dragnet
Last week's dramatic Second Circuit decision in ACLU v. Clapper, invalidated the alleged legal basis for the NSA domestic phone call dragnet, Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, just weeks before that provision is about to expire.
The Surveillance State's Legalism Isn't About Morals, It's About Manipulating the Rules
THE INTERNET'S OWN BOY: A DISCUSSION OF U.S. V. AARON SWARTZ AND THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE OF CYBER-CRIME (Past Event)
KEKER AND VAN NEST
The American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee Presents:
The Internet's Own Boy: A Discussion Of U.S. v. Aaron Swartz And The Prosecution And Defense Of Cyber-Crime
Featuring Brian KNAPPENBERGER, Filmmaker And Director Of The Internet's Own Boy, Jennifer GRANICK, Director Of Civil Liberties For The Center For Internet And Society At Stanford Law School, And More.
Learn More About the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab (Past Event)
RSVP is required.
Only LLM and SPILS students are invited.
Please join Giancarlo Frosio and Jennifer Granick on Tuesday for a presentation on the activities of the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab (SILLab).
Saving Privacy (Past Event)
Because of Edward Snowden's remarkable public service, we know that the National Security Agency, with the cooperation of some large firms, has amassed an unprecedented database of personal information. The ostensible goal in collecting that information is to protect national security. The effect, according to Reed Hundt, is to undermine democracy.
Meet the Center for Internet and Society 2014 (Past Event)
Come meet CIS and hear about our exciting work and ways to get involved.
You will meet:
Barbara van Schewick - Associate Professor of Law and Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar at Stanford Law School, Director of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Jennifer Granick - Director - Civil Liberties
Aleecia McDonald - Director - Privacy
The National Security Agency at the Crossroads (Past Event)
Jennifer Granick, CIS Director of Civil Liberties, will be a panelist in a session titled "The Content Collection Controversy".