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Assessing the Intelligence Community’s Policy Framework for Commercially Available Information

The ODNI's framework on CAI still gives the intelligence community too much discretion in determining how certain principles are applied.

House Meeting on White House AI Overreach Highlights Congressional Inaction

States and the executive branch are working to fill gaps in Congressional action on AI regulation, potentially creating a patchwork.
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Why We Need a National Data Protection Strategy

A national data protection strategy would better position the United States to follow through on the promise to protect personal data as a national security imperative.
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Is the Biden Administration Reaching a New Consensus on What Constitutes Private Information?

There is growing recognition that the way intelligence agencies use commercially available information is in need of reform.
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Nine Stories That Deserved More Attention in 2023 – and That May Shape 2024

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2023, with a particular eye toward what might inform law and policy conversations in 2024?
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DHS Must Evaluate and Overhaul its Flawed Automated Systems

The DHS's automated systems must be evaluated to determine whether they contain sufficient safeguards to protect civil rights and privacy.
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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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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.
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How Russia is Using Online Video Games to Promote the War in Ukraine

Russia's exploitation of online gaming demonstrates that virtual battlefields have a bearing on real ones.
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Weighing the Risks: Why a New Conversation is Needed on AI Safety

The rapid development of AI implies that different stakeholders must prepare to tackle existing and future risks simultaneously.
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To Legislate on AI, Schumer Should Start with the Basics

Editor’s Note: This article was cross-posted with Tech Policy Press here.  Last Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled his SAFE Innovation Framework,…
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