Surveillance & Privacy
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The Lawfare Podcast: Riana Pfefferkorn and David Thiel on How to Fight Computer-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
One of the dark sides of the rapid development of artificial intelligence and machine learning is the increase in computer-generated child pornography and other child sexual abuse material. -
Tech Tank: What is the Future of Children's Online Data Privacy in the U.S.?
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Why TikTok’s Victory in Montana Might be Bad News for the Platform
TikTok’s victory in Montana (not to mention its defeat in Texas) paradoxically bodes poorly for TikTok’s ability to challenge a federal ban. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Government Use of Open-Source Information
What is the status of government surveillance of open source social media? -
The Russian Hack of Microsoft: Lessons for Cybersecurity
The rudimentary hack suggests a significant impact from new SEC disclosure rules and continued impunity for foreign hackers. -
A Gumshoe Reporter's Revealing Behind-the-Scenes Look at Facebook
A review of “Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets” (Doubleday, 2023) -
The Lawfare Podcast: Justin Sherman on the FTC Settlement with Location Data Broker X-Mode
What are the implications of the recent FTC action against data brokers? -
Surveillance-by-Design in Proposed Amendments to the U.K. Investigatory Powers Act
The U.K. government is considering making significant changes to its primary government surveillance authority, the Investigatory Powers Act. Some of those changes are ill advised and will negatively imp... -
An International Path Forward on National Security Access to Personal Data
National security agencies should turn their commitment to accountability in handling personal data into an international legal framework. -
The Most Critical Elements of the FTC’s Health Breach Rulemaking
The FTC is pursuing rulemaking around health data security and privacy. Here’s why it matters -
The Year That Was (2023)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2023. -
When You Roam, You’re Not Alone
A fix is long overdue for one of the most extensive, yet lesser-known surveillance risks of our age: the technical vulnerabilities at the heart of the world’s mobile communications networks.