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ZwillGen
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ZwillGen is the company blog at zwillgen.com, writing about politics and security. Since 2016, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “FISA 702 Reauthorization Amendments: The Second Time Is Not the Charm”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-22, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link ZwillGen's posts on FISA Section 702 reauthorization and the NSA, and note that the firm's lawyers handled a Brazilian court order requiring WhatsApp to be blocked.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
ZwillGen is a midsize law firm focused on helping clients navigate emerging technology and data-related legal challenges.
Most-linked posts?
- FISA 702 Reauthorization Amendments: The Second Time Is Not the Charm3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-04-17
- /2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-07-19
- FISA "Reform" Bill Would Greatly Expand the Entities Forced to Surveil Users2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-12-11
What Hacker News says?
Here's the full thread. The answer to your question is in the second tweet, and where external links are used, I've included those links at the end of the tweet in question. All these tweets were posted by @LizaGoitein (who self-describes as "Co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, erstwhile oboist, mom of seriously cute twins. Opinions are my own.") on 2024-04-15:…
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on “The NSA is just days away from taking over the internet”Submitted FISA 702 Reauthorization Amendments: The Second Time Is Not the Charm as a story · 4 points
HN discussionBetter and more current article: https://www.zwillgen.com/law-enforcement/fisa-702-reauthoriz... The original article linked in the thread was a Dec 2023 piece, and that version of the FRRA never received a vote. This is about the new version put forward that includes some named exclusions. Also, if you're curious about the internal sausage-making in the House, there's this: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/g…
Comment linking /law-enforcement/fisa-702-reauthorization-amendments-second-time-not-charm/
on “The NSA is just days away from taking over the internet”Submitted FISA "Reform" Bill Would Greatly Expand the Entities Forced to Surveil Users as a story · 3 points
HN discussionAny lawyer that has a license to work as a lawyer in Brazil, with brazilian justice system. Their lawyers answering the judge's court order are from this american firm: https://www.zwillgen.com/
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on “Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers to block WhatsApp”Submitted Federal Court: Cease/Desist Letter Insufficient to Revoke Auth for CFAA Claim as a story · 2 points
HN discussionedit: styling I also found it interesting that Facebook's lawyers (which appears to be from https://www.zwillgen.com/ ) asked for: > If possible, please provide responses in English as that will significantly improve our ability to analyze and process your request in a timely manner. > 1. Is this a criminal matter? > 2. What organization is conducting the investigation (Federal Police, Civil Police, Prosecutor’s Off…
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on “Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers to block WhatsApp”Submitted FISA "Reform" Bill Would Expand Businesses Required to Assist in Surveillance as a story · 1 points
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