Maybe of interest to some of you?  Kind regards, Kilian & Thorsten *New study: International Compendium of Good Legal Safeguards and Oversight Innovations for Bulk Surveillance* https://www.stiftung-nv.de/en/publication/upping-ante-bulk-surveillance-inte... Many people question the efficiency of bulk surveillance practices and their compatibility with fundamental rights. Others worry about its effect on the social fabric of democratic societies. Yet, most parliaments have expanded, rather than curtailed, surveillance powers in recent intelligence reforms. What is more, the European Court of Human Rights recently upheld the Swedish regime for bulk interception of foreign communications and called the practice a «valuable means» of counterterrorism in its Big Brother Watch decision. One may, therefore, assume that the practice of bulk communications surveillance is here to stay. If that is the case, then it is high time to subject national legal frameworks and their corresponding oversight systems to a comparative review and to identify good practices. In an attempt to fill a gap, Thorsten Wetzling and I have examined legal safeguards and oversight practices in 13 different democracies. Our compendium <https://www.stiftung-nv.de/en/publication/upping-ante-bulk-surveillance-international-compendium-good-legal-safeguards-and>, commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, features 64 promising examples, that, we believe, increase the legitimacy and effectiveness of bulk surveillance governance. We welcome your feedback and additional ideas you may have. Link to PDF: https://www.stiftung-nv.de/sites/default/files/upping_the_ante_on_bulk_surve... -- Stiftung Neue Verantwortung <https://www.stiftung-nv.de> Kilian Vieth Researcher Human Rights & Surveillance Office: +49 (0) 30 81 45 03 78-88 Mobile: +49 (0) 152 21 51 76 23 Twitter @newsvieth <https://twitter.com/newsvieth> kvieth@stiftung-nv.de PGP: 36C6 97CE EEAA B921 D74B 4306 3DFA EF05 D7D6 1435 Stiftung Neue Verantwortung e.V. Berliner Freiheit 2 10785 Berlin Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: VR 27918 B Vorstand: Anna Wohlfarth, Dr. Stefan Heumann, Dr. Ben Scott