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On the Integration of Psychological Operations with Cyber Operations
When U.S. Cyber Command gets involved with psychological operations, what is the role of military psy-ops troops? -
Facebook Takes a Step Forward on Deepfakes—And Stumbles
The good news is that Facebook is finally taking action against deepfakes. The bad news is that the platform’s new policy does not go far enough. -
U.S. and China Strike Phase One Trade Agreement; Washington Steps up Efforts to Block Chinese Tech Amidst Mounting Opposition
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news. -
The NDAA Pushes Forward on Cyber Metrics
The spending bill authorizes the Pentagon to create procurement pathways in which software can be purchased in less than a year. If effectively implemented, the change would be dramatic. -
European Court of Justice Opinion Clouds Future of Transatlantic Commercial Data Transfers
The context and possible implications of Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe’s opinion in Data Protection Commissions v. Facebook Ireland. -
Foreign Intelligence and Other Issues in the Initial Opinion in Schrems II
The advocate general’s opinion details some important new jurisprudence about how the EU may look at foreign intelligence surveillance in the future. -
The Biggest Social Media Operation You’ve Never Heard of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians
What the heck is TheSoul Publishing, and how did it get tens of of millions of followers on YouTube and Facebook? And what is it doing with them? -
Military Cyber Operations: The New NDAA Tailors the 48-Hour Notification Requirement
The soon-to-be-enacted NDAA includes a provision that will fine-tune the range of military cyber operations subject to the 48-notification requirement. Here’s an explainer. -
Are Facebook and Google State Actors? A Reply to Alan Rozenshtein
Section 230 deliberately seeks to induce private parties to take action that would violate constitutional rights if governmental actors did it directly. -
Election Victory Gives New Momentum to Hong Kong Democracy Movement
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news. -
Workshop Report: The Transatlantic Dialogue on Military Cyber Operations-Amsterdam
The Strauss Center at UT-Austin has published a report summarizing the dialogue at the “Transatlantic Dialogue on Military Cyber Operations,” which occurred in Amsterdam in August 2019. -
New Reporting Offers a Glimpse Inside China’s Xinjiang Practices, Renewing Calls for a U.S. Response
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news.



