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Taxonomy Of The Snowden Disclosures, Margaret Hu Sep 2015

Taxonomy Of The Snowden Disclosures, Margaret Hu

Washington and Lee Law Review

This brief Essay offers a proposed taxonomy of the Snowden Disclosures. An informed discussion on the legality and constitutionality of the emerging cybersurveillance and mass dataveillance programs revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden necessitates the furtherance of cybersurveillance aptitude. This Essay contends, therefore, that a detailed examination of the Snowden disclosures requires not just a careful inquiry into the legal and constitutional framework that guides the oversight of these programs. A close interrogation also requires a careful inquiry into the big data architecture that guides them. This inquiry includes examining the underlying theories of data science and the rationales …


Internet Giants As Quasi-Governmental Actors And The Limits Of Contractual Consent, D. A. Jeremy Telman Jul 2015

Internet Giants As Quasi-Governmental Actors And The Limits Of Contractual Consent, D. A. Jeremy Telman

Law Faculty Publications

Although the government’s data-mining program relied heavily on information and technology that the government received from private companies, relatively little of the public outrage generated by Edward Snowden’s revelations was directed at those private companies. We argue that the mystique of the Internet giants and the myth of contractual consent combine to mute criticisms that otherwise might be directed at the real data-mining masterminds. As a result, consumers are deemed to have consented to the use of their private information in ways that they would not agree to had they known the purposes to which their information would be put …


Cybersurveillance In A Free Society, Russell L. Weaver Jun 2015

Cybersurveillance In A Free Society, Russell L. Weaver

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Fisa Court And Article Iii, Stephen I. Vladeck Jun 2015

The Fisa Court And Article Iii, Stephen I. Vladeck

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Defining "Foreign Affairs" In Section 702 Of The Fisa Amendments Act: The Virtues And Deficits Of Post-Snowden Dialogue On U.S. Surveillance Policy, Peter Margulies Jun 2015

Defining "Foreign Affairs" In Section 702 Of The Fisa Amendments Act: The Virtues And Deficits Of Post-Snowden Dialogue On U.S. Surveillance Policy, Peter Margulies

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Banning Bulk: Passage Of The Usa Freedom Act And Ending Bulk Collection, Bart Forsyth Jun 2015

Banning Bulk: Passage Of The Usa Freedom Act And Ending Bulk Collection, Bart Forsyth

Washington and Lee Law Review

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