AI agents have sparked an urgent debate in China about data privacy and security that holds huge lessons for the U.S. and the future of AI everywhere. 

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

A new chapter of federal law could bring clarity to the government’s acquisition of mobile location data. 

Replacing the SCA’s patchwork of carve-outs with a single warrant rule would better protect privacy and clarify the law.

Nondisclosure orders can prevent cloud users from defending their legal rights. A data proxy could act on their behalf.

Modern communications and privacy law needs technology-neutral rules.

Targeted fixes for a landmark cross-border data law that has been misread and underused.

Should police be able to search millions of users’ data to find a suspect? Reverse searches show why the law needs limits. 

Frontier AI labs want to collaborate to prevent catastrophe, but fear antitrust liability. Policymakers already have the tools to fix that.

You might not like the creator of Claude, but its fight with Pete Hegseth is important for the rule of law.