Cybersecurity

Mapping U.S.–China Technology Decoupling

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Mapping U.S.–China Technology Decoupling

Aug 27, 2020

Yan Luo, Samm Sacks, Naomi Wilson, Abigail Coplin

Privacy’s Best Friend

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Privacy’s Best Friend

Debates about the best ways to protect consumer privacy must include the importance of safeguarding encryption from government interference.

Aug 24, 2020

Andi Wilson Thompson, Claire Park

Testing the Digital Standard: Smart Pressure Cooker

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Testing the Digital Standard: Smart Pressure Cooker

OTI is testing its open source methodology for the Digital Standard against a smart pressure cooker.

Aug 4, 2020

Nat Meysenburg, Ross Schulman, Andi Wilson Thompson

State COVID Privacy Bills: The Good, the Bad, and the Nonexistent

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State COVID Privacy Bills: The Good, the Bad, and the Nonexistent

Which states are adhering to privacy and equity principles as they develop and deploy COVID-19 tech tools?

Jul 21, 2020

Margerite Blase, María Angel

Five Important Takeaways From China’s Draft Data Security Law

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Five Important Takeaways From China’s Draft Data Security Law

Jul 9, 2020

Graham Webster, Qiheng Chen, Samm Sacks

Digital Tools for COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Identifying and Mitigating the Equity, Privacy, and Civil Liberties Concerns

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Digital Tools for COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Identifying and Mitigating the Equity, Privacy, and Civil Liberties Concerns

The digital divide, lack of trust in government, and data privacy risks make effective use of digital contact tracing tools challenging.

Jul 2, 2020

Joshua Stager, Ross Schulman, Lauren Sarkesian, Heather Hurlburt, Sharon Bradford Franklin, Christine Bannan, Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi

EARN IT Act as Passed by Committee Remains Problematic and Ineffective Despite Coalition Opposition

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EARN IT Act as Passed by Committee Remains Problematic and Ineffective Despite Coalition Opposition

OTI strongly opposes the EARN IT Act. Despite amendments, the threats posed by the original bill to encryption and free expression remain.

Jul 2, 2020

Translation: China’s ‘Data Security Law (Draft)’

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Translation: China’s ‘Data Security Law (Draft)’

Jul 2, 2020

Kevin Neville, Graham Webster, Katharin Tai, Samm Sacks, Rogier Creemers, Emma Rafaelof

10 Ways To Hack DC: The Future of Cybersecurity and Cyberthreats

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10 Ways To Hack DC: The Future of Cybersecurity and Cyberthreats

August Cole and P.W. Singer’s new book Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution explores a futuristic Washington DC

Jun 13, 2020

Peter Warren Singer

A Chinese Scholar Outlines Stakes for New ‘Personal Information’ and ‘Data Security’ Laws (Translation)

Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China

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A Chinese Scholar Outlines Stakes for New ‘Personal Information’ and ‘Data Security’ Laws (Translation)

May 28, 2020

Rogier Creemers, Graham Webster

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Mapping U.S.–China Technology Decoupling

Privacy’s Best Friend

Testing the Digital Standard: Smart Pressure Cooker

State COVID Privacy Bills: The Good, the Bad, and the Nonexistent

Five Important Takeaways From China’s Draft Data Security Law

Digital Tools for COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Identifying and Mitigating the Equity, Privacy, and Civil Liberties Concerns

EARN IT Act as Passed by Committee Remains Problematic and Ineffective Despite Coalition Opposition

Translation: China’s ‘Data Security Law (Draft)’

10 Ways To Hack DC: The Future of Cybersecurity and Cyberthreats

A Chinese Scholar Outlines Stakes for New ‘Personal Information’ and ‘Data Security’ Laws (Translation)