Test. Test. Test. Test. Captioning performed by vitac were going to transition into our final panel. I think we have someone who is able to get our next speakers micd. Thanks. Well just take a moment. In the meantime i can set up again, if youve been following privacy issues for a while, you will be familiar with what is sometimes called the going dark problem, a concern that the pervasive growth of strong encryption presents an obstacle to Law Enforcement agencies especially since its gone from a technology thats in the providence of people with distanced Technical Knowledge and understanding, able to used difficult tools to something that is baked into very userfriendly technology in a way that doesnt require much sophistication at all. You probably use encryption more or less daily without even recognizing just by using a smartphone or a standard web browser. And as increasingly this encryption is not just between end users and central identities that Law Enforcement can approach wi
Address that range of topics. To begin, i have a senior counsel and director of the Freedom Technology and security project. It is a time where we hear a lot about the goal of putting America First. Surveillance states, this often creates some friction with our allies. Our goals may conflict with their desire to protect their own citizens. [cheering and applause] thank you. Hello, everyone. Www. Cdt. Org. I want to talk about the Global Implications of what i call America First surveillance policies. U. S. Surveillance policy, particularly on the intelligence side of the equation discriminates against foreigners in a fairly dramatic way when it comes to surveillance that occurs outside the United States inside the United States it is relatively even between americans and foreigners. When they want to survey out a person in the United States and collect their Communications Content for intelligence purposes, it has to show they are in agent of a foreign power. A Foreign Terrorist Organi
When and in our politics a lot of these legal questions that may be best directed at somebody else but i feel like you have a perspective when does a well see office of legislative Legal Counsel Legal Counsel scuse me guidance override the laws passed by congress. The office of Legal Counsel does not override laws passed by congress what it does is it passes legal opinion for those of us who are in the executive branch and the office of Legal Counsel legal opinion is binding to everyone within the executive branch. Good copy and i have 2 final questions im asking together to give you the time to answer them both. What is your assessment of how intelligence operations in general are going to be impacted by this latest episode and when i say episode im referring to the media circus the political circus the technical issues that are related to this whistle blower revelation you alluded to it in some of your previous questions but i would i would like your your assessment of how this can i
Im gigi stonewoods. And im frances rivera. A new week and a new phase of the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff early as th congress on a twoweek recess. The members most focused on impeachment will remain in d. C. Through the break. At the white house, President Trump is mounting a fiery defense, lashing out with nearly 80 tweets throughout the weekend, last night directing his ire at the whistleblower saying, quote, i deserve to meet my accuser and that he wants schiff questioned at the highest level for fraud and treason. The president also adding that he wants to meet not only his accuser, but also the person who gave the information ending with was this person spying on the u. S. President big consequences. Meanwhile, a cbs news poll finds that the majority of americans now back impeachment with 55 voicing approval of the inquiry. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell has more from d. C reporter the ukraine call whistleblower, unseen, unidentified,
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