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On Facial Recognition, the U.S. Isn’t China—Yet
Facial recognition software has recently attracted scrutiny for its adoption by some police departments across the United States. Very few U.S. states and localities have laws to adequately protect again... -
Private Lawsuits Against Nation-States Are Not the Way to Deal With America’s Cyber Threats
As cyber threats during the coronavirus pandemic increase, Congress has considered allowing private lawsuits against foreign states for alleged unauthorized cyber activity. This response would create mor... -
Energy Grid Supply-Chain Risks and U.S.-China Entanglement
There are a lot of Chinese component suppliers in the U.S. energy grid. What’s the supply-chain security risk? -
Regulating Offensive Online Speech—Are the Times Finally A-Changin’?
Political pressure is mounting against broad liability protections for online platforms. What’s a better way forward? -
Trump Revokes Hong Kong’s Special Status; China Pushes to Win Global Tech Race
Lawfare's biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news. -
Center for Democracy and Technology Challenges Section 230 Executive Order
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Cybersecurity Lessons From the Pandemic, or Pandemic Lessons From Cybersecurity
The Cyber Solarium Commission’s new white paper explores what the coronavirus can teach us about how to prepare for a major cyber attack. But it also highlights cybersecurity principles that would have b... -
The Cyber Budget Shows What the U.S. Values—And It Isn’t Defense
U.S. decision makers say they prioritize cyber defense and are not militarizing cyberspace. A closer look at the Federal budget shows otherwise. -
Congress Should Investigate the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Response
The administration’s floundering response to the pandemic, along with its efforts to limit oversight through existing mechanisms, provides ample evidence of the need for a congressional probe. -
Will Trump’s Executive Order Harm Online Speech? It Already Did.
The threat value of government investigations is all Trump needs to bend Twitter and company to his will. -
Trump Signs Executive Order About Section 230 and a Panel Discusses It
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What Hard National Security Choices Would a Biden Administration Face?
If Joe Biden wins the November election, Americans will likely see a reversion to a more traditional approach to the presidency. What might that mean in the field of U.S. national security?