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Watching My Trial for Seditious Conspiracy
To look at the charges against me, you’d think I was a Jan. 6 conspirator. I’m a think tank analyst. -
Moving Slow and Fixing Things
The United States could learn from Europe’s approach to incentivizing cybersecurity. -
The Responsibility and Power of Platforms to Tackle Inauthentic Content
Lawmakers have yet to pursue an effective way to diminish the creation and spread of inauthentic content—mandating that platforms use prosocial interventions. -
Sanctions for Spyware
Sanctions could prove an effective tool in the fight against spyware abuses. -
The Hidden Stories of China's Past
A review of Ian Johnson, “Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for Their Future” (Oxford University Press, 2023) -
To Protect Kids Online, Follow the Law
Courts have repeatedly struck down states’ child safety bills. Looking to past cases gives lawmakers a better playbook for future legislation. -
Has TikTok Implemented Project Texas?
Takeaways from a recent on-the-record briefing with the company’s representatives on the progress of Project Texas. -
FISA Section 702 Reauthorized for Two Years
The Senate’s passage of H.R. 7888 came as some providers threatened to stop cooperating in the event of a lapse. -
Know-Your-Customer Is Coming for the Cloud—The Stakes are High
The comment period for the Commerce Department’s new rules for cloud service providers ends today, and policymakers will sift through the feedback before issuing final rules before the end of the year. -
Lawfare Daily: Justin Sherman on the Benefits and Limits of a New Law Governing Data Brokers
What is in the data broker bill passed by Congress? -
Five Observations on the TikTok Bill and the First Amendment
The law’s survival doesn’t hinge on the level of constitutional scrutiny. And the main issue isn’t really data privacy; it’s Chinese influence. -
How Google’s Location History Program Could Upend Digital Surveillance Law
Federal courts may eliminate Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone data based on dubious claims about Google’s Location History.