Latest in Cybersecurity & Tech
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Our Robophobia
We are biased against robots, and it is killing us. -
Facebook’s White Paper on the Future of Online Content Regulation: Hard Questions for Lawmakers
The company’s new white paper is a thoughtful document that raises serious questions that regulators, and the rest of us interested in the future of online content regulation, need to reckon with. -
Department of Justice Announces Indictments Against PLA Officials
Lawfare's biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news. -
No Nation Can Fight Coronavirus on Its Own
Infectious diseases were the first global problem that nation-states realized they could not solve without international cooperation. The question is whether the countries will work together in combating... -
Congress, Not the Attorney General, Should Decide the Future of Encryption
If Congress wants to restrict end-to-end encryption, it should do so directly and not, as in the EARN IT Act, pass the buck to someone else. -
The EARN IT Act Raises Good Questions About End-to-End Encryption
Critics are right that the draft legislation from Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal could affect the deployment of end-to-end encryption. But the bill makes sense as social policy. -
The Coronavirus Shows Why the U.S. Must Make Pandemic Disease a National Security Priority
In responding to the coronavirus, the U.S. should apply lessons learned from past transnational threats—but unfortunately, in important respects, the federal government is moving in the wrong direction. -
Election Security After Iowa
The disaster of the Iowa caucuses is a vivid illustration of how public reaction to a mishap can be worse than the mishap itself. -
The Quarantine Power: A Primer in Light of the Coronavirus Situation
The U.S. government has begun invoking quarantine authority, so now is probably a good time for a review of the legal architectures that both authorize and constrain the quarantine power. -
Persistent Engagement and Cost Imposition: Distinguishing Between Cause and Effect
Cost imposition should be reconceptualized to align with the realities of cyber strategic competition. -
Coronavirus Death Toll Rises Above 200; Experts Expect It to Spread
Lawfare's biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news. -
Members of the House Are on Notice: No Tweeting Deepfakes
The House Ethics Committee has announced that members who share deepfakes or “other audio-visual distortions intended to mislead the public” could face sanctions. It’s a small but noteworthy step.


