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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The Age of Unregulated Social Media Is Over
In the United States, discussion of regulating technology companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter is still relatively rare, and considered remarkable when it occurs. But…
Left Out of the Party on Cloud Nine: A Response to Jennifer Daskal
A new bill meant to address cross-border access to data is not a cause for celebration. It fails to include fundamental safeguards to protect consumer's rights. The CLOUD Act would…
New Bill Would Moot Microsoft Ireland Case — And Much More!
A bipartisan group of Senators today introduced the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act—a bill that moots the pending Supreme Court Microsoft Ireland case and…
Episode 55 of the National Security Law Podcast: #ReleaseThePodcast
Happy anniversary, y’all! It’s been one full year since we launched this podcast, and we are very grateful for all our listeners. Here’s hoping there is *less* to discuss…
Stop Calling It “Incidental” Collection of Americans’ Emails: The Gov’t’s Renewed Surveillance Powers
Former Acting FBI Dir. Andrew McCabe, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, DNI Dan Coats, and NSA Dir. Adm. Michael Rogers testify on re-authorization of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
The UN Security Council, Global Watch Lists, Biometrics, and the Threat to the Rule of Law
Members of the United Nations Security Council meet at U.N. headquarters, April 5, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) While much of the world was not paying attention,…
Episode 54 of the National Security Law Podcast: Family Ties or Family Matters?
And we’re back, with another weekly dose of national security legal news and analysis. Fresh off the stove this week we have: Dalmazzi – I am just returned from my first…
Facts on FISA: Correcting the Record on the Section 702 House Floor Debate
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speak at a news conference about their proposed FISA reforms at the Russell Senate Office Building on…
Exclusive: New Evidence of Loopholes in Facebook’s Regulation of Terrorism Content
The world’s giant social media companies, including Facebook, will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for hearings titled, “Terrorism and Social Media:…
A Checklist for Protecting Our Elections from Foreign Meddling
Vice President and General Counsel for Facebook Colin Stretch, General Counsel for Twitter Sean Edgett, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Google Kent Walker at…
Deep State Dissonance
U.S. National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers delivers remarks arguing for the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on October 13, 2017 in…
Customs and Border Protection’s New Policy for Searching Devices Offers Thin Protection
Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Thomas Homan, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of Immigration and…