Svenja Efinger
When intelligence services purchase personal data from commercial vendors this raises important questions about the legality and proportionality of their access to and processing of such data. A recent legal assessment by the German Parliament’s Research Service finds no clear legal basis for the...
Mikael Lohse
Intelligence and diplomacy need each other, but this interaction is not always without friction. What then unites and distinguishes intelligence and diplomacy? The aim of this post is to identify synergies and areas of risk at a time when global audiences have been openly briefed about Russia and...
Corbinian Ruckerbauer
Discussion Prompt: Which of the many deficits should German legislators tackle in the pending reform to ensure the effective implementation of human rights as well as the principles of the rule of law and democracy? See all contributions to this question. The intelligence activities of the...
Peter Koop
Discussion Prompt: The Dutch Temporary Cyber Act: Necessary measure or disproportionate expansion of power? See all contributions to this question. The Dutch Parliament now allows its intelligence services to intercept internet traffic more easily in the fight against foreign cyber...
Hannah Aeterna Borne
Discussion Prompt: Which of the many deficits should German legislators tackle in the pending reform to ensure the effective implementation of human rights as well as the principles of the rule of law and democracy? See all contributions to this question. This article makes the case for a...
Peter Koop
Discussion Prompt: The Dutch Temporary Cyber Act: Necessary measure or disproportionate expansion of power? See all contributions to this question. The Dutch secret services want more legal leeway to fight Russian and Chinese cyber attacks and therefore a new temporary Cyber Operations Act...
Bart Jacobs
Discussion Prompt: The Dutch Temporary Cyber Act: Necessary measure or disproportionate expansion of power? See all contributions to this question. What was meant as a repair law for Dutch intelligence and security services has turned into a prolonged, overcomplicated parliamentary process,...
Lotte Houwing
Discussion Prompt: The Dutch Temporary Cyber Act: Necessary measure or disproportionate expansion of power? See all contributions to this question. Dutch intelligence regulation is getting more and more complicated, with three different bills all impacting and cross-referencing each...
0xADADA
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) is an interactive film in which viewers are periodically asked to make decisions for the main character Stefan Butler, the decisions then result in different scenes, and paths through the film, resulting in a branching path to a variety of endings. Think...
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