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FBI Director James Comey Speaks at Kenyon College

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Wednesday evening finds me at Kenyon College, at a conference on privacy, where I will speaking tomorrow on a combination of this paper and some work I have been doing recently on sexual extortion online.

Analysis and Commentary

Heritage Foundation Conference on "The Role of Intelligence" Video

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Sunday, April 3, 2016

On March 30, the Heritage Foundation held a day-long event entitled "The Role of Intelligence."

Analysis and Commentary

Comey Announces “Going Dark Early Intervention Initiative”

by Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennesseyvia Lawfare
Friday, April 1, 2016

FBI Director James Comey isn’t backing down following the Justice Department’s decision this week to drop the court case to force Apple to help crack the San Bernardino iPhone.

Interviews

Rational Security With Benjamin Wittes

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Thursday, March 31, 2016

The dispute between the FBI and Apple over a dead terrorist’s iPhone comes to an end, but new fights are just around the corner. Why did bombings in Pakistan and Iraq get so little attention compared to the attacks in Brussels?

Analysis and Commentary

Enjoy The Respite; It Won't Be Long

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Hold that sigh of relief. If you think the "Going Dark" debate is "Going Away" just because the FBI has figured out a way into the San Bernadino iPhone, think again.

Analysis and Commentary

Lunch Event! Using Data To Secure Networks: Optimizing Individual Privacy While Achieving Strong Security

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Along with the Center for Democracy and Technology, Intel Security, and the Hoover Institution in Washington, Lawfare is pleased to invite you to join us for a lively debate on "Using Data to Secure Networks: Optimizing Individual Privacy While Achieving Strong Security."

Pragmatic Engagement Amidst Global Uncertainty: Three Major Challenges, a national security strategy written by the Hoover Institution’s Working Group on Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy.

Pragmatic Engagement Amidst Global Uncertainty: Three Major Challenges

by Benjamin Wittes, Amy Zegartvia Lawfare
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Benjamin Wittes interviews Amy Zegart and Stephen Krasner on Pragmatic Engagement Amidst Global Uncertainty.

Analysis and Commentary

The Very Definition Of Digital Age Chutzpah

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Bloomberg Business is reporting that now that the FBI may have a way into the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone, Apple wants it to disclose what it’s doing.

Analysis and Commentary

Rational Security: The "I Don’t Want People To Go Around Thinking I Have A Problem" Edition

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Terrorists attack Brussels in a series of bombings. The FBI tells Apple, “Just kidding! We can maybe hack the iPhone after all.” And Donald Trump sits down with the Washington Post editorial board, and no one’s sure what he said.

Analysis and Commentary

A Possible Tool To Unlock The iPhone Means Something…Or Nothing

by Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

To read the news over the last 24 hours, you’d think the FBI had given up the ghost with its announcement that maybe, just maybe, it had a way into the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone without Apple’s help. 

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