States & Localities

There are few remaining obstacles to the U.S. military using offensive cyber operations at home against the president’s domestic “enemies.”

A new Justice Dept. rule limiting foreign access to U.S. data is the latest effort to address globalized data and technology supply chains.

A review of Byron Tau, "Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State" (Crown, 2024).

AI-powered surveillance facilitates authoritarianism across the globe. Here’s how courts and lawmakers could stop it from happening here.

China’s digital yuan could set a global precedent for programmable money—and for state-controlled financial surveillance.

Restricting direct data broker sales to China is a start—but privacy and security controls on personal data must go much broader.

U.S. intelligence agencies have never stolen foreign commercial and technology secrets. It’s time to rethink that taboo.

A flawed decision muddies the rules governing querying of the FISA Section 702 database.

A Justice Department report reflects early success and shortcomings of the agreement, especially around protecting U.S. cybersecurity.