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. 

A review of Emily Baker-White, “Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok” (Norton, 2025).

Age assurance legislation has stumbled amid breaches and backlash. Congress now has a chance to break this pattern. Here’s how.

As the April deadline looms, Congress risks letting one of America’s most valuable intelligence tools wither.

The FBI’s search of a Washington Post reporter’s home raises questions about the protections afforded to journalists in leak cases. 

A review of Patrick G. Eddington, “The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower” (Georgetown University Press, 2025).