AI & Emerging Technology
Just Security’s expert authors offer strategic analysis on AI, cyber, quantum and other emerging technologies, including the national security implications of AI, global governance frameworks, the evolving cyber risk landscape, and how technology use cases comport with legal and ethical considerations.
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Telegram: A Growing Social Media Refuge, for Good and Ill
It is used in some quarters as a tool of constructive political resistance, and in others abused to spread disinformation and illicit content.
KBR v. SFO: the United Kingdom’s Microsoft Ireland?
U.K. law enforcement agencies lack power to compel foreign companies to hand over overseas data. What does the decision mean for data sharing?
The Latest North Korea Cyber Indictment Should Serve as a Model
Last week, the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first major cyber-related indictment. An investigation long in the works, the indictment charges…
Oversight Board’s First Rulings Show Facebook’s Rules Are a Mess
The company’s inability to enact a clear, consistent, transparent content-moderation policy may lead the board to overturn the decision to bar Trump.
Facebook’s Unconscionable Action in Australia – and What It Means for the Rest of the World
The proposed law that the tech giant is fighting has problems, but Facebook’s removal of news is inexcusable.
Myanmar is Experiencing a Digital-Age Coup – Tech Companies Must Push Back
Since taking power, Myanmar's military has limited access to social media, and at times cut internet service overall. What can tech companies do to resist?
Biden Paused Trump’s WeChat and TikTok Bans: Now What?
Trump’s extreme uses of IEEPA have backfired, resulting in a narrower interpretation of executive powers under IEEPA and a firmer articulation of how the Berman Amendment protects…
#StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection
How a convergence of disinformation, domestic extremists and anti-democracy movements reached a horrifying climax at the U.S. Capitol.
A Key Step in Preventing a Future SolarWinds
Federal action is needed to establish a cloud security certification that can applies across the ecosystem of information and communications technology.
Social Media Video Evidence in Impeachment Trial: Lessons from International Tribunals
Five international experts discuss this pivotal moment in use of social media footage in Senate trial.
Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda
Scholars on the Nazis and anti-Semitism have seen this before.
De-platforming Is a Fix, But Only a Short-Term One
Conspiracy theorists and disinformation remain in the world and online. At the end of the day, solving that problem will require more than just a technical solution.