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CISA’s Request for Subpoena Power
Recent stories in Cyberscoop and TechCrunch indicate that the Department of Homeland Security is asking Congress to grant the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) the power to issue ad... -
NATO Allies Need to Come to Terms With Offensive Cyber Operations
In May 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense and the German Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding concerning “Cooperation on Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense.” Compute... -
Trump Encourages China to Investigate Biden Family, Clouding Trade Talks
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Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Active Measures: Part Two
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a redacted report on Russian active measures campaigns in the 2016 election. This document, reportedly the second of five volumes, is titled, “Volume 2: Russia'... -
The CJEU Facebook Ruling: How Bad Is It, Really?
It’s been a busy two weeks for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Last week, the court handed down a landmark decision in favor of Google; this Thursday, Oct. 3, it released a blockbuster... -
Child Exploitation and the Future of Encryption
On Sept. 28, the New York Times published a harrowing, in-depth investigative story on the prevalence of child pornography on the internet. The piece describes a staggering increase in the number of repo... -
A Federal Backstop for Insuring Against Cyberattacks?
The effects of warfare can be felt well beyond the battlefield. Businesses are interrupted, property damaged, lives lost—and those at risk often seek to protect themselves through insurance. The premiums... -
New U.N. Debate on Cybersecurity in the Context of International Security
In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish two separate groups to study international law and norms in relation to cyberspace. Resolution 73/27—proposed by a number of countries, inc... -
Recent Decision: D.C. Circuit Rules That OPM Breach Victims Have Standing to Sue
With data breach incidents on the rise, federal courts are grappling with the issue of standing in class action lawsuits arising from data breaches. -
U.S., China Move Toward October Trade Talks
President Trump on Sept. 12 announced that the U.S. would delay tariff increases on $250 billion of Chinese imports until Oct. 15, creating a possible opening for the two sides to reach an agreement duri... -
How Much Power Did Facebook Give Its Oversight Board?
Last week, Facebook announced the final charter for its independent Oversight Board, which will have the power to hear cases and overrule Facebook’s decisions about what can and cannot remain on Facebook... -
How Long Will Unbreakable Commercial Encryption Last?
Most people who follow the debate over unbreakable, end-to-end encryption think that it’s more or less over. Silicon Valley has been committed to offering such encryption since at least the Snowden revel...
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