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Confusion reigns as experts question motive for U.S. electronics travel ban
"Others aren't so sure that security issues are the only forces at play. In short, "there might be some competitive questions here as well,"…
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Electronics ban on commercial flights may become more widespread, experts say
"As passengers begin to experience disruptions and learn that they can't bring their e-reader or laptop on an international flight, Brian Nussbaum, pro…
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For the sake of national security, Donald Trump needs to trade in his cellphone
"If Trump or his aides insist on carrying commercial-grade phones, they should never be taken into high-level meetings, since there are known exploits that…
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Donald Trump wants ‘extreme vetting’ to stop terrorists at border
"“The policies and ‘pillars’ that were offered as solutions were often vague, and it is not clear they’d actually solve the serious challenges that exist i…
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Tech Companies Fight Back After Years of Being Deluged With Secret FBI Requests
"“Many small companies don’t read these things carefully,” Albert Gidari, a prominent national security attorney who worked on many cases involving such le…
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Albert Gidari Appointed Director of Privacy at Center for Internet and Society
Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Albert Gidari as director of privacy at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). Gidari will lead the c…
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Just Security Blog Launch
A new online platform launches today called Just Security, a forum on law, rights, and U.S. national security. Just Security aims to promote principled and prag…
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My CIA briefing on robot ethics
From The Atlantic: Robots are replacing humans on the battlefield--but could they also be used to interrogate and torture suspects? This would avoid a serious…
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Victory in Poulsen FOIA case
In April of 2006, Wired News editor Kevin Poulsen sued the United States Customs and Border Patrol under the Freedom of Information Act. Poulsen won the case, a…
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Media and Muslims
The general climate that Muslims encounter in post-9/11 America is affected by several different types of actors, including the government, the media, and ordin…
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Data Mining for Killers
One of the most challenging problems for national security is predicting and stopping terrorist attacks before they happen. The government proposes that data mi…