Latest in Cybersecurity & Tech
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All’s Clear for Deepfakes: Think Again
Comforting claims have circulated in recent days that there is nothing to fear from deepfakes. We profoundly disagree. -
Assessing Cyber Risk From External Information
Evaluating various approaches to cyber risk quantification can help inform the development of a public standard for measuring cybersecurity. -
Three Questions on COVID-19 and Digital Technologies
There are long-overlooked dangers embedded within the adoption of digital technologies—and as society shifts online during the pandemic, consumers and policymakers must figure out how to address those ri... -
Trump Wants Answers on the Pandemic’s Origins. Politicizing Intelligence Won’t Help.
Conflicting statements from U.S. leaders are undercutting the credibility of U.S. intelligence on the coronavirus. -
Does China Really Owe the World Trillions of Dollars?
While Beijing’s responsibility for violations of international legal obligations seems evident, International Court of Justice precedent on causality and reparations will probably thwart any efforts to m... -
Don’t Let COVID-19 Eclipse Election Security Concerns
The failure to secure digital election systems would be a glaring concern in any election year. COVID-19 will only exacerbate these issues. -
Contact-Tracing Apps in the United States
In the U.S., efforts to develop digital contact-tracing systems have largely fallen to states and tech companies—though privacy advocates have voiced concerns about the invasiveness of such apps. -
The Dormant Commerce Clause Can’t Override State and Local Lockdowns
Attorney General William Barr’s suggestion that state and local pandemic policies violate the dormant Commerce Clause rings hollow. -
Senate Subcommittee Examines Viability, Constitutionality of Conducting Senate Proceedings Remotely
On April 30, a Senate subcommittee held a roundtable discussion by videoconference on the viability and constitutionality of conducting Senate votes and other proceedings remotely. -
The Israeli Supreme Court Checks COVID-19 Electronic Surveillance
The court invoked the nondelegation doctrine to require explicit statutory authorization of electronic surveillance. -
State Emergency Authorities to Address COVID-19
With the coronavirus in every state and multiple territories, what emergency authorities do state and territory executives possess to address the public health crisis? -
The Importance of Equity in Contact Tracing
Critics focus on the privacy cost of contact tracing. But it’s important to examine the disparate privacy implications for the most vulnerable communities.


