David Kris examines recent developments in foreign intelligence surveillance, including the impact of the Snowden leaks and the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on public and political attitudes towards electronic surveillance. In light of these developments, Kris presents several issues that he expects will surface as the 2017 expiration date… Continue reading Trends & Predictions in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance: The FAA & Beyond
Category: Secrecy
Rethinking Privacy: Fourth Amendment “Papers” and the Third-Party Doctrine
As the field of privacy and digital surveillance grows increasingly chaotic, Michael Price proposes a compelling supplement to the third-party doctrine. Eschewing the popular position that our privacy clashes are generational, Price instead reviews the history of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence to identify missteps in doctrine that have led us to the current impossible position. Along… Continue reading Rethinking Privacy: Fourth Amendment “Papers” and the Third-Party Doctrine
Can Technology Prevent Leaks?
Nathan Sales poses the question whether technology could have played a preventative role in the recent wave of security leaks. He first reviews the existing legal frameworks for adjudicating cases of criminal security leaks, and he finds only limited utility in these paradigms. He then proposes a technological supplement to these frameworks, an alternative he… Continue reading Can Technology Prevent Leaks?