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Department of Justice Launches Task Force to Protect Election Officials
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The Promise and Pitfalls of a Coronavirus Commission
A proposed coronavirus commission could provide a fuller picture of the government’s response to the pandemic. But its success depends on how it is staffed. -
Internet Entropy
The internet was designed from its very beginnings to be radically decentralized and, therefore, robust to the failure of individual components. A once-distributed system is now being channeled in increa... -
New Documents Show Trump's Pressure Campaign on Justice Department to Overturn Election Results
The documents illustrate the Trump administration’s efforts to invalidate the results of the 2020 presidential election in several states where Trump lost. -
Protecting the Critical of Critical: What Is Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure?
The U.S. government does not have a reliable method to identify, support, and secure the most “critical of critical” infrastructure. But, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s 2020 report addresses just t... -
Congress Has Already Authorized the President to Require Reporting of Foreign Cyberattacks
Congress long ago gave the president broad authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to require record-keeping and reporting on foreign cyberattacks. -
Biden Issues Executive Orders on Chinese Companies and Apps
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
Twitter is the (Very Short Term) Winner of the Trump Oversight Board Saga
Twitter’s ban of Trump marked the defining moment of the Great Deplatforming. But all the attention surrounding the FOB decision has precipitated a dramatic reversal of fortune. -
TikTok, WeChat, and Biden’s New Executive Order: What You Need to Know
President Biden has revoked the sanctions President Trump famously imposed on TikTok and WeChat. But they may return, and TikTok still has a CFIUS problem. -
Did 2020 Break the Internet?
An examination of network demands in the face of the coronavirus. -
How to Start Disrupting Cryptocurrencies: “Mining” Is Money Transmission
Making cryptocurrency mining illegal won’t stop all mining, but it will seriously disrupt it. -
Finally! A Cybersecurity Safety Review Board
The creation of the Cyber Safety Review Board is a good first step, but additional action can magnify the value the board offers.