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Turkey’s Government Wants Silicon Valley to Do Its Dirty Work
The Turkish government is trying to outsource censorship to social media companies. Silicon Valley should not play along. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Kyle Langvardt on Platform Speech and the First Amendment
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The NDAA’s National Cyber Director: Justifications, Authorities and Lingering Questions
We may soon have a national cyber director. What problems is this office meant to address, what authorities will it have and what questions will remain? -
Platform Speech Governance and the First Amendment: A User-Centered Approach
The First Amendment is a public endeavor—not a mandate for big tech to redefine free speech in America. -
The Digital Social Contract: A New Lawfare Paper Series
Exploring the future of law, technology and government. -
Law Enforcement Is Accessing Locked Devices Quite Well, Thank You
A new report shows the widespread use by law enforcement of tools that circumvent encryption barriers. -
How Easy Is it to Build a Robot Assassin?
Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh reportedly may have been assassinated using a remote-controlled machine gun. Such devices are unfortunately easy to construct. -
Trump's Tweets Attacking the Election Echo Russian Trolls
Tweets from Trump and his inner circle show how close the Trump campaign is in tone and style to Russian disinformation. This type of disinformation poses huge challenges for U.S. democracy, and for the ... -
Asia-Pacific Trade Deal RCEP Is Signed; Xi Signals Potential Interest in CPTPP
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
Democratic Source Code for a New U.S.-EU Tech Alliance
The incoming Biden administration should seek to build a U.S.-EU alliance that will hardwire democratic governance into everything digital. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: The Privacy and Europocrisy Oversight Board
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In Praise of Chris Krebs
Krebs, the first director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was able to serve in a political position under President Trump without compromising his integrity. He made a significan...