Data privacy
57 Articles
State and Administrative Law Backstops to Federal Corruption
How the Administrative Procedure Act and state unfair competition laws could be used to punish, deter, or expose corruption in the federal government.
Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Just Security's collection of 100+ articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
The Tightrope Walk of Democratic Defense: Lessons from Taiwan’s Platform Governance Challenge
The safeguards emerging from Taiwan's effort to address information manipulation risks offer democracies a platform governance roadmap.
The Unconstitutionality of the Trump Administration’s New Executive Order on Elections
The Trump administration's executive order on mail-in voting is unconstitutional. States and Congress—not the President—have authority to regulate federal elections.
Claude and the Constitution: Questions Congress Should Ask Before Renewing Section 702
Experts share questions Congress, journalists, and the public should ask executive branch officials on surveillance authorities.
Will the Next U.N. Counterterrorism Strategy Hold States Accountable For Their Use of AI?
The 9th U.N. Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy should insist that AI-enabled counterterrorism policies and practices demonstrably comply with international law.
Before Enforcing the New Foreign Data Law (PADFAA), Congress Must Fix These Five Things
PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.
The FTC’s Concerning Inaction on a New Data Protection Law
Inaction on PADFA means that the personal information of U.S. citizens can continue to be transferred to adversarial nations without consequences.
The Law Already Supports AI in Government — RAG Shows the Way
Retrieval-Augmented Generation offers federal agencies a way to build AI systems today within legal frameworks that already exist.
DOGE’s Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights
Congress should update the Privacy Act to prevent DOGE from violating U.S. international rights obligations.
Introduction to Series: Data Preservation Under the Trump Administration
A new series on what is at stake — and what can be done — to ensure government information remains publicly accessible and properly stored.
States in the Vanguard: Social Media Policy Today
The states have stepped up to regulate consumer-facing online services where the federal government has been utterly silent. But the tech companies are not sitting idly by.