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The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security sit at the front of the room at a long podium. Facebook Global Head of Safety Director, Antigone Davis, is seen on a video screen as she testifies remotely on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 30, 2021.

SEC Complaints: Fallout from the Facebook Files – Part 3

The Facebook Files dominated tech industry news in the past week, as whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress, talked with 60 Minutes, and provided a consistent and…
Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, on May 8, 2019. Reporters crowd around with cameras, and two people flank Meng Wanzhou to make a path.

The Huawei DPA: A Prologue to the Global Arrest Game?

Deferred prosecution agreement for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei provides short-term resolutions but raises long-term concerns.
Surveillance cameras cover a pole on the corner of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 6, 2019.

What Biden Needs to Say About Surveillance Tech and Foreign Policy

Western countries have critiqued China's use of surveillance tech while continuing to export these tools. It's time to align human rights and trade policies.
Insurgents inside the Capitol building during the January 6 attack. One holds a phone in front of his face, and a poster is erected over a statue. The poster reads, “America First Never give up never surrender!!!”

How Facebook is Misleading the Public About Its Role in January 6

Closely tracking Facebook executives’ public statements -- and comparing them to what we now know (and what Facebook truly knows) about its role in the lead up to the attack…
Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill, October 05, 2021 in Washington, DC.

A Whistleblower’s Testimony – Fallout from the Facebook Files, Part 2

An analysis of reoccurring themes, solutions, and next steps.
Senators Wicker, Blackburn, Blumenthal, and Cantwell sit behind microphones during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security hearing on children's online safety and mental health on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.

The Fallout from the Facebook Files – Part 1

Senate Commerce Subcommittee's Sept. 30 hearing revealed important insights about Facebook across a range of concerns about the company.
An armored door key.

Oxford Statement on International Law Protections in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Ransomware Operations

Over 100 scholars sign Oxford Statement on international law protections against ransomware in cyberspace. Open for signature.
A collage of 4 screenshots from different lectures during AI Symposium. Speakers are shown on screen via Zoom.

Symposium Recap: Security, Privacy and Innovation – Reshaping Law for the AI Era

Experts discuss how the law must adapt to promote innovation while addressing serious questions around the development and use of AI.
Side by side images of a plaque reading “Committee on the Budget” and a digital graphic of a face made of up of wires, numbers, and a grid like facial recognition or AI. The back of the head dissolves to numbers floating in a trail behind the head.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: The Tangled Web of Budget & Acquisition

To successfully integrate AI into the IC, budget and acquisition processes must increase in speed, flexibility, and simplicity.
An image of the globe with a light grid laid on top of it connecting people and countries.

System Rivalry: How Democracies Must Compete with Digital Authoritarians

On the need to rethink the artificial intelligence challenge as a system rivalry — between digital authoritarianism and democratic models of governance.
Three people check Facebook over tea and food at a teashop in Yangon, Myanmar.

Q&A on Court Ordering Facebook to Disclose Content on Myanmar Genocide

Implications for future investigations and more...
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) listen during the Select Committee investigation of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, during their first hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2021.

Congress’ Access to Individuals’ Private Communications: The Jan. 6 Committee’s Troubling Precedent

How and why federal law — Stored Communications Act — and Constitution may block January 6 Committee’s ability to subpoena telecommunications content.
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