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Ant Group to Establish State-Backed Credit Scoring Company
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Revisiting a Framework on Military Takedowns Against Cybercriminals
The U.S. military’s mission is not to carry out military operations. Its mission is to defend the nation. Cyberspace offers the military an incredibly useful capability to advance national security. Cybe... -
Report Finds Widespread Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Federal Agencies Could Pose Privacy Risk
The report recommends that agencies track and assess the systems they use to mitigate the privacy and accuracy risks. -
Why Didn’t the FBI Review Social Media Posts Announcing Plans for the Capitol Riot?
FBI Director Christopher Wray says that the bureau’s internal guidelines prevented it from looking at social media posts announcing the planned attack on the Capitol. But the guidelines say nothing of th... -
The Coronavirus Pandemic and Network Neutrality Implications
Title II classification of broadband would have offered significant consumer protections during the pandemic. However, net neutrality regulations take into account the actions of only internet service pr... -
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
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