emptywheel

FBI Director Christopher Wray claims reformers' belief that Section 702 data is used in criminal proceedings derives from our confusion about a myth. The real myth, though, is that created by parallel construction.

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Cybersecurity

ShadowBrokers' Kiss of Death

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October 17, 2017

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emptywheel

I really would have preferred that Shadow Brokers not give me a Kiss of Death during 702 negotiations.

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FISA

Evidence the US Government Used Section 702 against Keith Gartenlaub['s Parents-in-Law]

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October 16, 2017

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emptywheel

Some early documents from the Keith Gartenlaub case suggest the government used Section 702 as part of it.

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Economics, Left Theory

The Slow Death of Neoliberalism: Part 3 The Phillips Curve and Critical Theory

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October 16, 2017

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Ed Walker

The Phillips Curve isn't working, but it's still being used. The concept is gone. Only the formula is left.

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Mueller Probe

How Trump Could Install a Mole in the Mueller Inquiry

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October 16, 2017

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emptywheel

For six years, I've been working to raise attention to a 2002 OLC memo that authorized the sharing of grand jury information with the President with no notice to the district court. In the New Republic, I talk about how Trump might be able to…

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2016 Presidential Election, Cybersecurity, Russian hacks

In Discussion of Unmasking Admiral Rogers Gets Closer to Admitting Types of Section 702 Cybersecurity Use

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October 16, 2017

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emptywheel

In a description of masking and unmasking, Admiral Rogers public admits more about how NSA uses Section 702 on cybersecurity.

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Cybersecurity

Let MalwareTech Surf! Status Report

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October 15, 2017

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emptywheel

MalwareTech's lawyers are trying to alter the conditions of his bail so he can start surfing.

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[Photo: National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD via Wikimedia]

FISA

Ben Wittes and Susan Hennessey Endorse Judicial Lawbreaking

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October 15, 2017

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emptywheel

Ben Wittes and Susan Hennessey show that surveillance boosters don't understand the law and don't respect separation of powers.

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Class War, Culture, Cybersecurity, Football, Fuckstickery, Health Policy, Trash Talk

Spaced In Time Trash Talk

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October 14, 2017

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bmaz

Welp, moving from KIller Trash Talk to the things that are this weekend takes a lot. Insanity abounds, and is all around. Your healthcare? Yes, that is getting screwed hard. JCPOA (the Iran anti-nuke deal) yes, that too. If it affects the world…

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Cybersecurity

On the Kaspersky Hack

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October 11, 2017

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emptywheel

There are still some details public reports on the Kaspersky hack and counterhack appear to be missing.

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FISA

Ned Price Rebuts HPSCI's Ignorance on Unmasking with His Own Stupid Obfuscation

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October 10, 2017

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emptywheel

Ned Price argues at Lawfare today that we should reauthorize Section 702 forever. But along the way, he misrepresents what it does and how it is used. More importantly, he demonstrates that the law's key overseers don't know how it works.

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Mueller Probe, Russian hacks

The Latest CNN Scoop Doesn't Prove What Everyone Says It Does

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October 9, 2017

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emptywheel

The takeaway from the new CNN scoop everyone is misreading should be, Breaking: Lawyer with past ties to Trump flew to Russia to coordinate stories with Natalia Veselnitskaya.

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Cybersecurity

PureVPN Doesn't Need to Keep Logs Given How Many Google Keeps

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October 9, 2017

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emptywheel

The affidavit many are pointing to as proof that PureVPN keeps historic logs instead shows that Google has a whole lot of information on its users.

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Russian hacks

Senator Feinstein Confirms the Public Steele Dossier Is Not the Whole Thing

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October 9, 2017

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emptywheel

Back in July, Dianne Feinstein made it clear that the Steele dossier as we've gotten it is just part of the dossier.

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2016 Presidential Election

Dear Bob Corker: Trump Has Also Been Starting Wars Here at Home

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October 9, 2017

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emptywheel

Bob Corker said some nice things. But ultimately, he dodged his constitutional responsibility.

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2016 Presidential Election, Culture, Fuckstickery, Labor, Trash Talk

Killer Trash Talk

31 Comments

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October 8, 2017

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bmaz

Hi there! This will be a Trash Talk mostly absent the real world intrusions of the last few weeks. Mostly. But I had dinner a couple of days ago with a couple of people, both students, with a family and home in Puerto Rico. No, nothing…

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emptywheel, Leak Investigations, Left Theory

The Slow Death of Neoliberalism: Part 2

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October 7, 2017

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Ed Walker

Neoliberal economics is a failure, and people are gradually coming to grips with that fact.

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FISA, Leak Investigations

702 Reauthorization: The Anti-Leak Package

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October 7, 2017

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emptywheel

The 702 reauthorization has what I consider an anti-leak package. It has some interesting features but I'm not convinced it will work as intended.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Chuck Grassley Finally Shows Concern about Parallel Construction -- Affecting Trump

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October 6, 2017

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emptywheel

After ignoring the issue of parallel construction as it affects less famous investigative targets, Chuck Grassley is now troubled that it is being used against Donald Trump.

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In Defense of Trump’s Steele Dossier Tweet

Christopher Wray and the Myth Created by Parallel Construction

ShadowBrokers’ Kiss of Death

Evidence the US Government Used Section 702 against Keith Gartenlaub[‘s Parents-in-Law]

The Slow Death of Neoliberalism: Part 3 The Phillips Curve and Critical Theory

In Defense of Trump's Steele Dossier Tweet

Christopher Wray and the Myth Created by Parallel Construction

ShadowBrokers' Kiss of Death

Evidence the US Government Used Section 702 against Keith Gartenlaub['s Parents-in-Law]

The Slow Death of Neoliberalism: Part 3 The Phillips Curve and Critical Theory

How Trump Could Install a Mole in the Mueller Inquiry

In Discussion of Unmasking Admiral Rogers Gets Closer to Admitting Types of Section 702 Cybersecurity Use

Let MalwareTech Surf! Status Report

Ben Wittes and Susan Hennessey Endorse Judicial Lawbreaking

Spaced In Time Trash Talk

On the Kaspersky Hack

Ned Price Rebuts HPSCI's Ignorance on Unmasking with His Own Stupid Obfuscation

The Latest CNN Scoop Doesn't Prove What Everyone Says It Does

PureVPN Doesn't Need to Keep Logs Given How Many Google Keeps

Senator Feinstein Confirms the Public Steele Dossier Is Not the Whole Thing

Dear Bob Corker: Trump Has Also Been Starting Wars Here at Home

Killer Trash Talk

The Slow Death of Neoliberalism: Part 2

702 Reauthorization: The Anti-Leak Package

Chuck Grassley Finally Shows Concern about Parallel Construction -- Affecting Trump

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