Latest in Surveillance & Privacy
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Scaling Laws: Contrasting and Conflicting Efforts to Regulate Big Tech: EU v. U.S.
How do the U.S. and the EU differ in their regulatory approaches to Big Tech? -
Privacy, Consent, and National Security After the 23andMe Bankruptcy
The sale of 23andMe’s DNA database underscores the need to ban the transaction of Americans’ genetic data as a corporate asset. -
ChinaTalk: Kamil on Coups and Power
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Coming Soon? U.S. Cyber Command in Domestic Networks
There are few remaining obstacles to the U.S. military using offensive cyber operations at home against the president’s domestic “enemies.” -
Cybersecurity Risk From Kaspersky to TikTok
A new Justice Dept. rule limiting foreign access to U.S. data is the latest effort to address globalized data and technology supply chains. -
Tracing the Origins of a ‘New American Surveillance State’
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). -
The Authoritarian Risks of AI Surveillance
AI-powered surveillance facilitates authoritarianism across the globe. Here’s how courts and lawmakers could stop it from happening here. -
TechTank: How DOGE is Using AI in Government
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The Programmable State: The e-CNY and China’s Quest for Smarter Surveillance
China’s digital yuan could set a global precedent for programmable money—and for state-controlled financial surveillance. -
Data Brokerage and the Third-Country National Security Problem
Restricting direct data broker sales to China is a start—but privacy and security controls on personal data must go much broader. -
Should American Spies Steal Commercial Secrets?
U.S. intelligence agencies have never stolen foreign commercial and technology secrets. It’s time to rethink that taboo. -
TechTank: ‘Signalgate’ and the use of commercial apps in government


