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On Eve of Elections, Polish Democracy is Subverted by Autocratic Media Advantage

Pro-democracy allies and organizations should call out such media capture and other tools of domestic election interference.
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Using AI to Comply With Book Bans Makes Those Laws More Dangerous

Using generative artificial intelligence tools to comply with book bans will only further threaten freedom of speech.

AI and the Future of Drone Warfare: Risks and Recommendations

The most immediate threat is not the “AI apocalypse” – where machines take over the world – but humans leveraging AI to establish new patterns of violence and domination…

How Section 702 Surveillance Helps Keep Sensitive U.S. Technologies From China, Russia, Iran and North Korea

An article by the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security.
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True-Believers and Nay-Sayers: This Year’s UNGA Had Something for Everyone

The 78th U.N. General Assembly eased, rather than resolved, some of the host of tensions and challenges facing the United Nations.
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Concealing Surveillance: The Government’s Disappearing Section 702 Notices

The impending sunset of FISA Section 702 gives Congress an opportunity to examine how it is working in practice and ensure sweeping reform.

U.S. Senate AI Hearings Highlight Increased Need for Regulation

Emerging from the first of a planned series of listening sessions on AI on September 13, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer reported that, during the closed-door meeting, every…
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Resolving Carpenter’s Third-Party Paradox (Part II – The Solution)

Part II of a series discussing the digital-privacy paradox emerging from a Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States.
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The Just Security Podcast: A Fourth Amendment Privacy Paradox

The third-party paradox has massive implications for privacy rights and raises important questions about how to challenge the government’s request for information that might…
The U.S. Supreme Court Court in Washington, D.C., U.S.

Resolving Carpenter’s Third-Party Paradox (Part I – The Paradox)

Part I of a series discussing the digital-privacy paradox emerging from a Fourth Amendment revolution in Carpenter v. United States.
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A Leading Privacy and Security Expert has Explained Why Banning TikTok is Ineffective, Unnecessary, and Counterproductive

Bruce Schneier filed a declaration in support of a Knight Institute complaint against Texas' ban on TikTok for public university employees.
Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Feszt on August 7, 2021 in Esztergom, Hungary. The multiday political event was organized by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a privately managed foundation that had recently received more than $1.7 billion in government money and assets. The leader of its main board is Balazs Orban, who is not related to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, but was a state secretary in the prime minister's office at the time and currently serves as his political director. Balazs Orban said at the time that MCC's priority is promoting "patriotism" among the next generation of Hungary's leaders. In the foreground of the photo is a woman, seen from behind, holding a dog and wearing a red hat that, according to another photo in the series, says, "Tucker MAGA." (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Tucker Carlson, Viktor Orbán and the Anti-Democracy Playbook

Americans should pay attention to how Hungary lost its democracy, as their own leaders on the right embrace a similar course.
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