Latest in Surveillance & Privacy
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Trump’s Sacking of PCLOB Members Threatens Data Privacy
The firing of Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is a danger to civil liberties and trans-Atlantic data flows. -
Prosecuting Journalists Complicates Biden’s Press Freedom Legacy
During the Biden administration, the Justice Department pursued criminal cases that threatened to criminalize newsgathering and undermine journalist protections. -
The Need for Tech Regulation Beyond U.S.-China Rivalry
Focusing tech policy solely on Chinese security risks overlooks systemic flaws in the U.S. tech ecosystem—demanding a different approach. -
Trump Rescinds Biden AI Executive Order
The order reverses the Biden administration’s creation of infrastructure for testing frontier AI models and direction for the federal government to adopt AI. -
Trump Orders 75-Day Pause on TikTok Law Enforcement
The order directs the Justice Department to suspend PAFACAA implementation and declare "no violation" for providing services to TikTok. -
Never Means Never
Why I resigned from my position as a special advocate to the Data Protection Review Court. -
Three Lessons From the Supreme Court’s TikTok Decision
All three branches of the American government have now put their seal on the idea that TikTok poses a national security threat. -
The Trump Administration Should Not Mess With the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Unless and until the Court of Justice of the European Union strikes down the framework, the incoming Trump administration should keep its powder dry. -
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban
In a 9-0 decision, the court determined that the TikTok ban does not violate the platform’s First Amendment rights. -
The New Social Contracts
Terms of service are essentially public law for the internet, with no oversight. -
OIG Report on Trump Justice Department’s Acquisition of Congressional Phone Records
The report investigates possible wrongdoing in Attorney General Barr’s seizure of congressional staffers’ communication records -
Confusion & Contradiction in the UN ‘Cybercrime’ Convention
The U.S. has invited a conundrum for the Department of Justice upon itself.


