States & Localities

A CJEU ruling on driving-app data and online pornography quietly guts the EU's Section 230 equivalent—and the court owes Europe an explanation it hasn't given.

Twenty-five years since 9/11, tech and political shifts have increasingly pitted mass surveillance against constitutional rights.

From hunting al-Qaeda to hunting immigrants.

Post-9/11 data-sharing systems built for security quietly became the infrastructure for today’s automated immigration enforcement.

The Aug. 12 presidential memorandum directing the creation of a private-sector hacking program raises novel questions for participants.

Bill C-22’s anti-security powers could cost Canada the tool it needs most to modernize investigations for the cloud era.

No one hacked us. Adversaries are buying U.S. troops’ location data on the open market. Privacy laws can’t stop them, but DOJ can.

DHS deploys AI in immigration enforcement largely untested, undisclosed, and unreviewed, a preview of how AI could reshape executive power. 

Without legislation, the geofence warrant ruling risks becoming a high-water mark rather than a floor for digital privacy.

Civilian cameras are being hijacked in active conflicts. U.S. law freezes future imports but cannot touch the millions already deployed at home.

Congress has more options than “warrant” or “status quo” when crafting a role for the FISC under FISA Section 702.

Despite the spin, these consent decrees are negotiated settlements—not court verdicts. They contain no judicial finding or admission that a Biden-era “censorship regime” existed.