Like the royalties story I just shared, you can’t claim one side of the legal argument and then claim the other when it suits your needs. It’s either a search or it’s not. It’s very reasonable that it’s a wiretap, and thus should be subject to full wiretap laws.
Highly likely to make my “Must read” list this year:
America the Vulnerable (ATV) is one of the best “big picture” books I’ve read in a long while. The author is a former NSA senior counsel and inspector general, and was the National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX). In these roles he could “watch the fireworks” (not his phrase, but one popular in the intel community) while the nation suffered massive data exfiltration to overseas adversaries. ATV explains the problem in terms suitable for those familiar with security issues and those learning about these challenges. By writing ATV, Joel Brenner accurately and succinctly frames the problems facing the US and the West in cyberspace. […]
