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The issue of the oversight of intelligence and security services is playing an increasing role in the debate on global security issues both among specialists and the broader public. Beyond theoretical debates on intelligence and surveillance ten practical approaches to advance oversight are being developed. Core ideas address the implications of the political supremacy of oversight, the need for revisiting the focus of oversight as well as the possibilities of the proliferation of best oversight practices. Furthermore, suggestions are made regarding the integration of ethics in security research and the creation of space for applied ethics for intelligence practitioners.

The issue of the oversight of intelligence and security services is playing an increasing role in the debate on global security issues both among specialists and the broader public. Beyond theoretical debates on intelligence and surveillance ten practical approaches to advance oversight are being developed. Core ideas address the implications of the political supremacy of oversight, the need for revisiting the focus of oversight as well as the possibilities of the proliferation of best oversight practices. Furthermore, suggestions are made regarding the integration of ethics in security research and the creation of space for applied ethics for intelligence practitioners. Adapted from the source document.

Global security has been at the top of the international agenda during the last decade and is very likely to remain high-ranking in the years to come. Especially in the light of the international threat of terrorism, an additional budget and powers have been put at the disposal of nation states across the globe to counter threats and to maximize global and national security. Only recently broader attention has been generated to look into the unintended side-effects of the efforts of all those states. Especially the revelations by the American whistleblower Edward Snowden have raised questions about the scale of the efforts to maximize global security, for example, by the surveillance of global communications. The Norwegian Helsinki Committee recommends in this context to further clarity the judicial framework of internet and mobile phone surveillance and suggests that the OSCE should become a pioneer in setting standards for states to respect the right to privacy online. Adapted from the source document.