We Must Secure America’s Cell Networks—From Criminals and Cops
This month, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed, in response to a letter from Congressman Alan Grayson, that his agency is assembling a task force “to combat the…
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Saving Privacy
Reed Hundt proposes democratic action in response to our government’s secret infrastructure for monitoring and controlling modern communications. “Citizens,” he…
The Content Collection Controversy
The following is audio of the conference last week in Austin hosted by the Intelligence Studies Project, a joint venture of the Strauss Center and Clements Cent…
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Spy tech goes cheap: Track your car, kid, or enemy for $10 a month
"Brian Pascal, a legal fellow at the University of California Hastings, told Ars that inexpensive surveillance devices like TraqCloud are “inevitable.” “O…
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Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo join call to rein in government surveillance programs
""The fact they decided to say something is important. If they're serious about it, they can make a difference," said Jennifer Stisa Granick,…
FISA Court Rolls Over, Plays Dead
Cross-posted from Forbes. A newly declassified opinion shows FISA court “oversight” in the face of egregious, unconstitutional and potentially criminal governm…
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My Dinner With NSA Director Keith Alexander
"On July 30, 2013, I had the pleasure of having dinner with General Keith Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency. Just a few weeks earlier, NY…
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NSA Phone Records Revive Debate Over Supreme Court Case
"JENNIFER GRANICK: Nothing in Smith versus Maryland authorizes mass surveillance, and the information that was collected in Smith versus Maryland is a much…
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Explanation Yet For Why Everyone Should Be Fuming At The NSA
"Two civil rights lawyers, Jennifer Granick and Christopher Sprigman, wrote a post in Forbes that lays out a description of NSA domestic spying, it's i…
NSA, DEA, IRS Lie About Fact That Americans Are Routinely Spied On By Our Government: Time For A Special Prosecutor
Cross-posted from Forbes. It seems that every day brings a new revelation about the scope of the NSA’s heretofore secret warrantless mass surveillance programs…
Now We Know About U.S. Spying
Jennifer Granick spoke at the Rally for Privacy Awareness on 8/4/13.…
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Secret surveillance court overhaul is urged
"This court has evolved to serve a very different role than when it began," said Jennifer Granick, a lawyer at the Stanford Center for Internet and So…