John Perry Barlow: Electronic Frontier Foundation Calls for New [Congressional] Church Committee to Probe NSA Violations of Constitution, Law, and Regulation

Three Illusory “Investigations” of the NSA Spying Are Unable to Succeed By Mark M. Jaycox Since the revelations of confirmed National Security Agency spying in June, three different “investigations” have been announced. One by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), another by the Director of National Intelligence, Gen. James Clapper, and the third …

Worth a Look: Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies — Shipped Today, Pre-Order for 29 August 2013 Fulfillment from Amazon

The publisher shipped this book today, it will be released at Amazon from 29 August, but can be pre-ordered from today. The Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies provides a broad overview of the growing field of intelligence studies. Part I: The Evolution of Intelligence Studies 1. The Development of the Field of Intelligence Studies, Loch …

Berto Jongman: Google’s Impact on War

Bullets, Bombs and Ice Cream: The Unintended Consequences of Google Earth’s New Cartographic World Google Earth offers unprecedented public access to satellite material that was once the exclusive preserve of the state. One obvious if unintended consequence of this service, writes Nicholas Kaempffer, is that insurgents and extremists now use satellite imagery to plot and …

Berto Jongman: Bill Quiglewy in Salon on 13 Things USG Trying to Hide from US Public

13 things the government is trying to hide from you Our government is intentionally keeping massive amounts of information secret from voters By Bill Quigley This article originally appeared on Alternet. “We believe most Americans would be stunned to learn the details of how these secret court opinions have interpreted…the Patriot Act.  As we see …

EVENT 19 September American University Washington DC GIGNET Academic Internet Governance (USA Region)

Dear Colleagues, Of interest to many, the United States regional Internet Governance Forum will take place on September 19, 2013 at American University in Washington, D.C. in the School of International Service. GigaNet scholars involved in organizing the event at American University include Professor Nanette Levinson, Professor Derrick Cogburn, and Professor Laura DeNardis. We hope …