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Essays
A Final Thought on Oversight
Carrie F. Cordero argues that adding more oversight in a haphazard manner may compromise the intelligence community's effectiveness to no good end.
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The Single Branch Theory of Oversight
Marcy Wheeler argues that the executive branch can't be trusted to police its own surveillance abuses.
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Correcting some Inaccuracies about NSA Surveillance
Carrie Cordero challenges some of Marcy Wheeler's assertions about the NSA.
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The Drama Ahead: Google versus America
Marcy Wheeler describes a troubled future in which the U.S. tech sector is increasingly at odds with the U.S. government.
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Fear vs. Facts: Exploring the Rules the NSA Operates Under
Carrie Cordero argues that the legal safeguards governing NSA are generally adequate to the task and that Americans have little to fear from it.
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Legal Safeguards, Not Disarmament
Benjamin Wittes isn't afraid of the NSA, but he asks that we carefully review our legal safeguards for individual privacy.
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Snowden: Year One
Cato Senior Fellow Julian Sanchez looks at what's changed one year after Edward Snowden's shocking NSA revelations.
Issues
The Snowden Files: One Year Later
Invited contributors debate the implications of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks.
